A young man named Chuck bought a horse from a farmer for $250.
The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day.
The following morning, the farmer arrived at Chuck’s house with some bad news.
Farmer:
“Sorry, son, but I have some bad news. The horse died.”
Chuck:
“Well, then just give me my money back.”
Farmer:
“I can’t. I already spent it.”
Chuck:
“Okay, then just bring me the dead horse.”
Farmer:
“What are you going to do with a dead horse?”
Chuck:
“I’m going to raffle him off.”
Farmer:
“You can’t raffle off a dead horse!”
Chuck:
“Sure I can. Just watch me. I won’t tell anyone he’s dead.”
A month later, the farmer ran into Chuck.
Farmer:
“So, what happened with that dead horse?”
Chuck:
“I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets for $5 each and made a profit of $2,495.”
Farmer:
“Didn’t anyone complain?”
Chuck:
“Just the guy who won.”
Farmer:
“What did you do?”
Chuck:
“I gave him his $5 back.”