A Crate Of Chickens

A farmer sent his nephew a crate of chickens, but the box

burst open just as the boy started to take them out.

The next day he wrote his uncle, "The crate broke, and all

the chickens got away. I chased them all over God's green

earth, but only got back eleven."

The uncle wrote back: "You did all right. I only sent six."


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