The priest in a small village loved the cock and ten hens
he kept in the hen house behind the church. But one Saturday night the cock
went missing! The priest knew that cock fights happened in the village so he
started to question his parishioners in church the next morning. During
Mass, he asked the congregation, “Has anybody got a cock?” All the men stood
up. “No, no,” he said, “that wasn’t what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?”
All the women stood up. “No, no,” he said, “that wasn’t what I meant. Has
anybody seen a cock that doesn’t belong to them?” Half the women stood up.
“No, no,” he said, “that wasn’t what I meant. Has anybody seen MY cock?” All
the nuns, three altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.
