...tilling his field one day, he unearths a lamp. As he starts to rub off the dirt, a genie comes flying out and in a great, booming voice, says, "Pyort Petrovich, you have freed me! Fortunate you are, for I shall grant you any wish your heart desires!"
Pyort thinks a moment and says, "No, I do not want anything."
The genie says, "But I could grant you chests upon chests of treasure and gold."
"No, the landlord, he would just take it all and have me beaten for hiding it from him."
"Then, I will grant you the most beautiful woman in the world as your wife."
"No, no. My Masha god-rest-her-soul was the most beautiful woman to me. She cannot be replaced, and a beautiful woman could not live here in the mud."
"Then, I shall grant you eternal life!"
"No, life is already hard enough, I do not want any more than God has given me."
The genie is stumped. "There must be something you want. What about your neighbours? Surely some are better off than you? Look at Ivan Ivanovich, across the lane, he has a goat, does he not? And you have none."
Pyort's eyes suddenly shine with understanding. "Yes, thank you genie! I have my wish."
"And what is it?"
"I wish for you to kill Ivan's goat."
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