The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THIEFS

THREE GUYS STOLE A HORSE, A COW, AND A WAGON. THEY WERE
CAUGHT AND WENT BEFORE THE JUDGE ONE AT A TIME. THE
FIRST ONE STOLE THE HORSE. THE JUDGE ASKED HIM HOW LONG
HE HAD THE HORSE AND THE THIEF SAID SINCE IT WAS A COLT.
THE JUDGE SAID NOT GUILTY. THE SECOND PERSON BEFORE THE
JUDGE HAD STOLEN THE COW. THE JUDGE ASKED HIM HOW LONG
HE HAD OWNED THE COW AND HE SAID SINCE IT WAS A CALF.
THE JUDGE DISMISSED THE CASE. THE NEXT ONE STOLE THE
WAGON. THE JUDGE ASKED HIM HOW LONG HE HAD THE WAGON
AND THE MAN SAID EVER SINCE IT WAS A WHEELBARROW. THE
JUDGE SAID GUILTY.

Date learned: 00-00-1968