A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought
a donkey from an old farmer for $100.00.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day the farmer drove up and said,
"Sorry, son, but I have some bad news -- the donkey died." Kenny
replied, "Well then, just give me my money back."
The farmer said, "Can't do that. I went and
spent it already." Kenny said, "OK then, just unload the
donkey." The farmer asked, "What ya gonna do with him?" Kenny
said, "I'm going to raffle him off." Farmer: "You can't raffle
off a dead donkey!" Kenny: "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell
anybody he is dead.”
A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and
asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Kenny: "I raffled
him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of
$898.00." Farmer: "Didn't anyone complain?" Kenny: "Just
the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."
Kenny grew up and eventually became the chairman of
Enron