A man walked into a curio shop and began to
browse. He was attracted to a brass rat on a
shelf behind the counter. He asked the shopkeeper
for a price, and was told to make an offer.
Presently they agreed on a price, and the brass
rat changed hands. The shopkeeper warned the
customer as he took the money, 'This sale is
final. If you leave the shop with the brass rat,
I won't take it back under any circumstances.'
The customer agreed and left with the rat. As he
walked home, he noticed that a live rat came
scurrying out of an alley and began to follow
him. Soon there were more, all following him and
milling bout his feet. The man began to run, but
the rats kept up, and more joined the procession.
After a few minutes, thousands of rats were
chasing after the man. The man ran frantically
for the river, and threw the brass rat into the
water. The live rats followed the brass rat, and
soon all had drowned. The man returned to the
curio shop, and on seeing him enter, the
shopkeeper shouted, 'I told you, the sale was
final! You cannot return the brass rat!'
The customer replied, 'That's no problem. I just
wondered if you had a brass lawyer in stock.'
2006-07-13
19:07:48
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