One day, farmer Brown went to town to pick up supplies. First, he stopped by the hardware store and picked up a bucket and an anvil. Then, he stopped by the livestock dealer to buy a couple of chickens and a goose. Now he realized he had a problem as how to carry all of his purchases home.
The dealer said, "Why don't you put the anvil in the bucket and carry it in one hand, the goose in your other hand and put a chicken under each arm?"
"Hey, thanks, good idea!" said farmer Brown. While going home, he met a sweet little lady who told him she was lost. "Can you tell me how to get to 99 Maple Tree Route?"
The farmer said, "Sure thing as I live at 77 Maple Tree Route. Let's take my short cut and go down this alley, it'll be faster."
The sweet little lady said, "I am a lonely widow without 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, and sexually ravish me for hours and hours?"
The farmer said, "Are you kidding! I'm carrying a bucket, an anvil, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"
The lady said, "Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the anvil on top of the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens."