A lazy man
Smith was reckoned the laziest man in town. So tired had the authorities become of contributing to his support that they decided to consign him to a living tomb Accordingly he was prepared for burial. The hearse was an old ramshackle country wagon.
As the strange cortege moved along some old resident asked,“who is it?”
“why, smith, who is too lazy to get anything to live on, so we are going to bury him alive.”
“I’ll give him a bushel of corn,” said one.”And I will” said another.
Slowly raising his head , smith asked:”Is the corn shelled, neighbor?”
“No, you must do that yourself.”
Gently replacing his head, he said:”Drive on, boys, drive on.”
懒惰的人
史密斯是大家公认的镇上最懒惰的人。政府已厌倦了不停地资助他，因此打算把他活埋掉，史密斯因此做好了被埋葬的准备，他的棺材就是一辆破烂不堪的农用车。
正当送葬的人群缓缓移动时，有个老人问：“那人是谁？”
“哦，是史密斯。他活着也是懒得做任何事，所以我们打算把他活埋。”
“我给他一袋谷子。”一个人说。“我也是。”另一个人说。
史密斯慢慢抬起头问：“谷子是脱过壳的吗？”
“没有，你必须自己剥。”
他又把头低了下来说“继续，兄弟们，继续。”
