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June 14, 2007
Bear scare
A man from New York City decided that he really wanted to become a great hunter. To do this, he decided that he should apprentice himself to the greatest hunter in northern Maine, the legendary Jacques Leblanc.
He drives as close to Jacques' home as he can, then hikes fifteen miles through the woods to find Jacques' cabin. He knocks on the door, introduces himself, and explains why he is there.
Jacques, lonely after all those years of living alone in the woods, welcomes the company and the challenge of turning this city slicker into a hunter. "Why don't you grab that water bucket and go over the next hill to get some water out of the river?"
The man grabs the bucket and disappears over the hill. About fifteen minutes later, he comes running back into the cabin, breathless, and without the bucket.
"Where's the bucket?" asks Jacques.
"You won't believe what happened! I was just filling the bucket when the biggest bear I've ever seen - he must have been bathing in the river - gets up on his haunches... not more than twenty feet from me... looks at me and growls! I just dropped the bucket and ran like hell back here."
"You have a lot to learn. That bear was just as scared of you as you were of it. Now go back and get the bucket and the water."
"You mean that the bear was really that scared?"
"Sure he was."
"Then, you don't want to drink that water."
Posted by joke du jour at June 14, 2007 07:33 PM
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