A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They
couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far & would just
walk home.
On the way, he stopped at the hardware store & bought a bucket & a gallon of
paint.
He then stopped by the feed store & picked up a couple of chickens & a
goose.
However, struggling outside the store, he now had a problem
- how to carry his entire purchases home.
While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who
told him she was
lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?"
The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that
house.
I would walk you there, but I can't carry this lot."
The old lady suggested, "Why don't you put the can of paint
in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm
& carry the goose in your other hand?"
"Why, thank you very much", he said, and proceeded to walk the old girl
home.
On the way he says, "Let's take a short cut & go down this alley. We'll be
there
in no time."
The little old lady looked him over cautiously, and then said,
"I am a lonely widow w/out a husband to defend me.
How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up against
the
wall, pull up my skirt, & have your way w/me?"
The farmer said,
"Holy smokes, lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, 2 chickens
& a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall &
do that?"
The old lady replied, "Set the goose down,
cover him w/the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, & I'll hold the
chickens. 
