Little Susie, a six-year-old, complained, “Mother, I’ve got a stomach ache.”
“That’s because your stomach is empty,” the mother replied. “You would feel better if you had something in it.”
That afternoon, her father came complaining that he had a severe headache all day.
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Susie perked up, “That’s because it’s empty,” she said. “You’d feel better if you had something in it.”
A Snake and a Fisherman
Having arrived at the edge of the river, the fisherman soon realized he had forgotten to bring any bait.
Just then he happened to see a little snake passing by who had caught a worm.
The fisherman snatched up the snake and robbed him of his worm.
Feeling sorry for the little snake with no lunch, he snatched him up again and poured a little beer down his throat.
Then he went about his fishing.
An hour or so later the fisherman felt a tug at his pant leg.
Looking down, he saw the same snake with three more worms in his mouth…