The domestic Ducks
A gentleman who had gone out with his gun was going home one evening without having seen game. he saw a squadron of domestic ducks on a river. With one shot he killed the first duck. A peasant appears on the other side of the water, the owner of the ducks, no doubt. The sportsman throws him a piece of money, which the peasant picks up and promptly pockets. Second shot, second duck down, second piece of money, which silently joins the other in the peasant’s pocket.
Amused by this new sport, the shooter asks:” May I go at the same price?”
|Oh, certainly, sir only I must tell you that those ducks do not belong to me.”
家养的鸭子
一个绅士带着枪去打猎，晚上，却空手而归。他看到河里游着一群家鸭，于是一声枪响后，他杀死了其中的一只。这时，一个农民出现在河对岸，毫无疑问，他就是这群鸭子的主人。绅士给了农夫一张钞票，农夫接受了并迅速放进口袋。第二声枪响后，第二省吃俭用鸭子死了，农夫以又收起了第二张钞票。
射击者觉得这很有趣，于是问道：“我能以相同价格带着这些鸭子离开吗？”
“当然可以，先生。不过我必须告诉你，这些鸭子不是我的。”
