Ole Bessie
Farmer Joe decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court.In court the trucking companies fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. Didn't you say, at the scene of the accident, "I'm fine," said the lawyer.
Farmer Joe responded, "Well I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie into the......."
"I didn't ask for any details," the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question."
"Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine!'"
Farmer Joe said, "Well I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road..."
The lawyer interrupted again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client." I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question."
By this time the Judge was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."
Joe thanked the Judge and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this huge semi-truck and trailer ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting real bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.
Then the Patrolman came across the road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "Your mule was in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?"
ロバのベシー
農家のジョーは事故での怪我が充分ひどいと感じ、トラック会社を相手取り訴訟を起す事にする。裁判所ではトラック会社についている高い弁護士が農家のジョーに質問している。「事故の現場では、あなたは「私は大丈夫。」と言いませんでしたか？」と弁護士は言う。
農家のジョーは答える、「まあ、おらが何があったか教えてやるだ。おらはちょうどお気に入りのロバのベシーを・・・」
「詳細は聞いていません、」と弁護士は遮る、「質問に答えて下さい。」
「事故の現場であなたは、「私は大丈夫！」と言いませんでしたか？」
農家のジョーは言う、「だから、ベシーを後ろに乗っけて道を運転してだよ・・・」
弁護士はもう一度遮ると言う、「裁判長、私は彼が事故現場で、ハイウェイパトロールの警官に、彼が大丈夫だと言った事を明確にしようとしています。数週間後の今になって私の依頼人に対して訴訟を起そうとしています。これはサギだと思います。彼に対してただ質問に答えるように言って頂けませんか。」
裁判長はすでに農家のジョーが何を言いたかったのか気になっていて、弁護士に向かって言う、「私は彼が彼のお気に入りのロバのベシーについて何を言う必要があるのか聞いてみたい。」
ジョーは裁判長に感謝すると続ける、「だから、おらが言ってたのは、ベシー、おらのお気に入りのロバだ、を後ろに乗っけて道を走っていたんだ。するとこのでっけえトレーラーが赤信号を無視して、おらのトラックの横にぶつかってきたんだ。おらは横の溝にほうり投げ出されてしまって、ベシーはもう一つの溝に放り投げ出されたんだ。おらは怪我しちまって痛くて動きたくなかったんだ。だけどもベシーが苦しんでうめいてるのが聞こえてきた。ベシーのそのうめきだけでひでえ状態に有る事が分かったよ。すると事故のすぐ後にハイウェイパトロールの警官が現場に来たんだ。彼がはベシーが苦しんでるのを聞いてベシーのとこに行ったんだ。警官はベシーの事を見ると、銃を出してベシーの目と目のの間を撃ったんだ。
そして警官が銃を持ったまま道を越えておらを見たんだ。で言ったんだ、「君のロバはあまりにもひどい状態で撃ってやるしか無かったんっだ。君は大丈夫かい？」
