A Fable For Our Times

 

A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00.

 

The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

 

The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died."

 

Kenny replied, "Well then, just give me my money back."

 

The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."

 

Kenny said, "OK then, just unload the donkey."

 

The farmer asked, "What ya gonna do with him?"

 

Kenny, "I'm going to raffle him off."

 

Farmer, " You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"

 

Kenny, "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he is dead.

 

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A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?"

 

Kenny, "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00."

 

Farmer, "Didn't anyone complain?"

 

Kenny, " Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."


Kenny grew up and eventually became the chairman of Enron.