A gentleman, desirous of partaking liquid refreshment, entered a public house.
Whilst quaffing his foaming pint of ale, he espied, displayed upon the wall behind the bar, a notice.
It reads 'Upon verification, the proprietors of this establishment will pay the sum of £50 to any person who can make the donkey laugh'.
He enquires of the bartender the whereabouts of this beast, and is directed along a passage to a pasture at the rear of the establishment.
Sure enough, there stands the donkey.
Very soon, those within the bar hear the donkey - it vocalises ' hee hee hee haw, hee hee hee haw'.
The traveller returns to the bar to consume the remainder of his pint, and holds out his hand for the promised payment.
The bartender, with a grimace upon his face that some might have mistaken for a smile, proffers the largesse, but before relinquishing his hold, enquires :
'Pardon me, sir, but how did you achieve this feat, that none before you have managed, try as they might ?'
'Oh, twas easy !', replies the traveller. 'I merely informed the beast that I was better equipped than he was.'
He pocketed the money, and left.
Some two weeks later, the traveller returned to the bar. Little had changed, except that the notice now read :
'Upon verification, the proprietors of this establishment will pay the sum of £100 to any person who can make the donkey cry'.
Nothing loath, the traveller returned to the pasture whence he had previously located the noble beast of burden. Very soon, those within the bar heard :
'Boo hoo hoo haw, boo hoo hoo hoo haw' as the donkey broke down in tears.
Returning to the bar, the traveller was accosted by a group of patrons, who demanded to know what this stranger had done that none of them could manage.
'Simple,' said the traveller.
'This time, I showed him.'
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