THE PRIEST AND THE ROOSTER

The priest in a small Irish village loved the
rooster and ten hens he kept in the hen
house behind the church.
One Sunday morning, before mass, he went
to feed the birds and discovered that the
cock was missing. He knew about cock
fights in the village, so he questioned his
parishioners in church.
During mass, he asked the congregation,
'Has anybody got a cock?' All the men stood
up.
'No, no,' he said, 'that wasn't what I meant.
Has anybody seen a cock?'
All the women stood up.
'No, no,' he said, 'that wasn't what I meant.
Has anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong
to them?'
Half the women stood up.
'No, no,' he said, 'that wasn't what I meant.
Has anybody seen MY cock?'
Sixteen altar boys, two priests and a goat
stood up. The priest fainted.
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