Kenny, a city boy, moved to the country and purchased a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the following day.
The next morning, the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, son, but I have some bad news. The donkey died."
- Well, just return my money to me - Kenny said.
"Sorry, can't do that," said the farmer. "I already spent it."
- OK then, just unload the donkey - said Kenny.
- Whatcha gonna do with him? - asked the farmer.
- I'm going to raffle him off - Kenny replied.
- You can't raffle off a dead donkey! - the farmer exclaimed.
"Of course I can," replied Kenny. "Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he is dead."
A few weeks later, the farmer met up with Kenny and asked:
- So, what happened with the dead donkey?
- Didn't anyone complain? - inquired the farmer.
- I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00 - explained Kenny.
- Just the guy who won. So, I gave him his two dollars back - Kenny proudly replied.