A doctor
and a boy were fishing. The boy was the doctor's son, but the
doctor was not the boy's father. Who was the doctor?
His mother.
A frog
fell into a well 12 feet deep. He could jump 3 feet, but every
time he jumped 3 feet, he fell back 2 feet. How many times
did he have to jump to get out of the well?
The tenth
jump took him out. (On the tenth jump he reached 13 feet and
was out.)
A man
had 12 sheep. All but 9 died. How many sheep did he have left?
Nine.
A man
started to town with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came
to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only
take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone
with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he
get them all safely over the stream?
He took the goose over first and came back. Then he took the
fox across and brought the goose back. Next he took the corn
over. He came back alone and took the goose.
Almost
everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it, but almost nobody
takes it. What is it?
Advice.
How
can you leave a room with two legs and return with six legs?
Bring a chair back with you.
How
can you tell the difference between trees?
Listen to their barks.
How
did rich people get their money?
They were calm and collected.
How
do we know the deer and the antelope are deaf?
Because they never heard a discouraging word.
How
do you get down from an elephant?
You don't get down from an elephant; you get down from a. duck.
