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. ’”
一对老年夫妇正在举行他们的金婚纪念仪式。他们宁静的家庭生活一直以来为小镇的人所津津乐道。当地一家报纸的记者打算去探究一下关于他们长期幸福生活的秘密。
“好的,这要追溯到我们的蜜月旅行。”男人说,“我们参观了大峡谷,让骡子驮着我们到谷底进行旅行。还没有走多远,我妻子的骡子被绊了一下,这时她静静地说道:‘这是第一次。’
“我们没走多远,那头骡子又被绊了一下。我妻子再次静静地说道:‘这是第二次。’
“我们还没有走半英里路,骡子第三次被绊了一下。这时我妻子静静地从口袋里拿出一把左轮手枪,打死了那头骡子。
“我开始向她抗议她这种对待骡子的方式,这时,她看着我,静静地说道:‘这是第一次。’”