A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.
“Well,it dates back to our honeymoon,”explained the man.“We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule. We hadn’t gone too far when my wife’s mule stumbled. My wife quietly said,‘That’s once. ’”
“We proceeded a little further and the mule stumbled again. Once more my wife quietly said,‘That’s twice. ’”
“We hadn’t gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled the third time. My wife quietly removed a revolver from her pocket and shot the mule dead.”
“I started to protest over her treatment of the mule when she looked at me and quietly said,‘That’s once. ’”
一對老年夫婦正在舉行他們的金婚紀念儀式。他們寧靜的家庭生活一直以來為小鎮(zhèn)的人所津津樂道。當?shù)匾患覉蠹埖挠浾叽蛩闳ヌ骄恳幌玛P(guān)于他們長期幸福生活的秘密。
“好的,這要追溯到我們的蜜月旅行?!蹦腥苏f,“我們參觀了大峽谷,讓騾子馱著我們到谷底進行旅行。還沒有走多遠,我妻子的騾子被絆了一下,這時她靜靜地說道:‘這是第一次。’
“我們沒走多遠,那頭騾子又被絆了一下。我妻子再次靜靜地說道:‘這是第二次?!?
“我們還沒有走半英里路,騾子第三次被絆了一下。這時我妻子靜靜地從口袋里拿出一把左輪手槍,打死了那頭騾子。
“我開始向她抗議她這種對待騾子的方式,這時,她看著我,靜靜地說道:‘這是第一次?!?