妙语短篇A1之13、NOT SO STUPID

13、NOTSOSTUPIDTwo men are sitting together in an airplane. They are on a long journey. One man is

13、NOTSOSTUPID Twomenaresittingtogetherinanairplane.Theyareon alongjourney.Onemanisateacher.Theotherisafarmer. Theysitforawhile,andthentheteachersays,“Let’sdo somethingtopassthetime.Let’saskotherriddle.Ifwe don’tknowtheanswertoariddle,wehavetopay.” Thefarmerthinksaboutthisforawhile,thenhesays, “That’snotfair.You’reateacher.Youknowmorethings thanIdo.I’mjustafarmer.” “Yes,that’strue!Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddo?”the teacherasks. “Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswertoariddle,you shouldpayme100yuan.IfIdon’tknowtheanswertoa riddle,I’llpayyou50yuan.”thefarmersays. “OK!That’sfair.Who’llgofirst?”theteachersaysaftera while. “Iwill.”thefarmersays. “Hereisariddle.Whathasthreelegswhenitwalks, butonlytwolegswhenitflies?” Theteacherrepeatstheriddle,“Oh,thisisagoodone. I’mafraidIdon’tknowtheanswer.”Hegivesthefarmer 100yuan.Thenheasks,“What’stheanswer?” “Idon’tknow.”thefarmersays,andgivestheteacher 50yuan.