Rooster Competition
An old farmer decided it was time to get a new rooster for
his hens. The current rooster was still doing an okay job,
but he was getting on in years. The farmer figured getting
a new rooster couldn't hurt anything. So he buys a young
rooster from the local rooster emporium, and turns him
loose in the barnyard.
Well, the old rooster sees the young one strutting around,
and he gets a little worried. "So, they're trying
to replace me, " thinks the old rooster. "I've
got to do something about this."
He walks up to the new bird and says, "So you're
the new stud in town? I bet you really think you're hot
stuff, don't you? Well I'm not ready for the chopping
block yet. I'll bet I'm still the better bird.
And to prove it, I challenge you to a race around that hen
house over there. We'll run around it ten times and
whoever finishes first gets to have all the hens for himself."
The young rooster was a proud sort, and he definitely thought
he was more than a match for the old guy. "You're
on, " said the young rooster. "And since I know
I'm so great, I'll even give you a head start of
half a lap. I'll still win easy, " said the young
rooster.
The two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race
with all the hens gathering around to watch. The race begins
and all the hens start cheering the roosters on.
After the first lap, the old rooster is still maintaining
his lead. After the second lap, the old guy's lead has
slipped a little but he's still hanging in there. Unfortunately
the old rooster's lead continues to slip each time
around, and by the fifth lap he's just barely in front
of the young rooster.
By now the farmer has heard all the commotion. He runs into
the house, gets his shotgun, and runs out to the barnyard
figuring a fox or something is after his chickens. When
he gets there, he sees the two roosters running around the
hen house, with the old rooster still slightly in the lead.
He immediately takes his shotgun, aims, fires, and blows
the young rooster away.
As he walks away slowly, he says to himself, "Damn,
that's the third gay rooster I've bought this
month."
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