Smart Cajun

[Harry Babb]

Boudreaux left the bayou and moved to Arkansas

where he bought him a donkey from an old farmer

for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey

the next day. The next day, the farmer drove up and

said "I'm sorry, but I have some bad news.

The donkey died last night."


" Well, den" said Boudreaux, " jus' give my money back, yeah. "

"I can't do that Sir, I went and spent it already."

"OK, den. Jus' unload dat donkey."

"What are you gonna do with him"

"I'm gon-to raffle him off."

"You can't raffle a dead donkey, you dumb Cajun!"

"Well dats where you wrong!! You wait you an' you

learn how smart we Cajuns are!"

A month later the farmer ran into the Cajun and asked,

"What happened with that dead donkey?"

"I raffled dat donkey off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars

apiece and made $998."

"Didn't anyone complain?"

"Just dat guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back."