Funny story: Going along with an unbelievable story has consequences

In a town that was not large, yet not small lived a man who had everything he needed and more. He was the wealthiest in his village and many times other villagers went to this man and asked to borrow items they themselves didn’t have. The wealthy man gladly lent his items in exchange for favors, which he would later collect. One day his closest neighbor John knocked on his door and asked to borrow a frying pan. The wealthy man looked at him strangely but said ok, and gave him the frying pan. After four days had passed and John still hadn’t returned the frying pan the wealthy man decided to get the frying pan back with an excuse that he needed it himself, even though he had three more just like it at home. When John opened the door he smiled at the wealthy man and said, “I was just on my way to you to give you your frying pan back, but you know, the birth was just so difficult and I couldn’t come by sooner.” The wealthy man was stunned as John lived alone and didn’t understand what John was talking about, “What do you mean birth?” John again smiled and answered, “You didn’t know? Your frying pan was pregnant. She gave birth the night I borrowed her, and I would have brought her back sooner but she needed a couple of days of rest.” The wealthy man was in shock. Then John went back into his house and brought back a frying pan and a brand new pot. “That’s not mine,” said the wealthy man. “Yes, it is. This is what the frying pan gave birth to, it’s her child. If the frying pan is yours then her child is also yours.” The wealthy man looked at John and thought, “He sure is crazy if he believes that, but on the other hand free stuff is free stuff so I will go along with his unbelievable story”. So the wealthy man took the frying pan and the pot, thanked John for taking care of the frying pan, and went home.

The same day John came by the wealthy man’s house and asked to borrow a screwdriver and pliers. The wealthy man agreed to lend him the tools. After a week passed the wealthy man felt pretty angry because John still hadn’t returned his tools. Just as he was about to go to John and ask him for his tools back there was John knocking on the front door to return the tools. As the wealthy man opened the doors John started explaining, “Did you know that the screwdriver and the pliers are a couple?” Wondering what John was up to he replied, “No, I didn’t.” John continued, “I made a mistake, I left them alone just for a moment and the pliers got pregnant. That’s why it took me so long to bring them back, I was too embarrassed to bring them back in that state. But now that the pliers gave birth I can return them all to you.” And with that said John gave the wealthy man back his pliers and the screwdriver as also some screws, nuts, and nails. “What is all of this?” asked the wealthy man. “Well they are your tools and their babies”, replied John and thanked the man for borrowing the tools. The wealthy man looked baffled but decided to go along with another unbelievable story and took it all, and said to himself “Free stuff is free stuff.”

Two days had passed when John came knocking again on the doors of the wealthy man. As the man opened the door, John said, “The last time I was here when I brought you your tools back I noticed that you have a wonderful vase made of gold. Would you be so kind and to lend it to me for just one night?” This time the wealthy man got greedy, his eyes winded as he thought to himself, “Every time I have lent him something he brought me more back. I wonder what unbelievable story will he come up with now and what will I get this time?” The man lent his golden vase without any question to John and wished him good night. The next day the wealthy man was at home waiting for John to return the vase and its babies the whole day. But John never came. So the wealthy man decided to wait a bit more thinking, “If the vase gave birth maybe it needs a bit of time to get better. Now a week has passed by and John still hasn’t come by and returned the vase. After two weeks the wealthy man finally had enough and went to John to get the vase back. Once he arrived at John’s house he asked to get the vase back. “The vase died giving birth,” said John. The wealthy man was shocked and looked in amazement, “How could she die giving birth? Do you think I’m stupid? How can a golden vase even be pregnant? Who in his right mind would believe such an unbelievable story?” John calmly replies, “Remember how you didn’t mind when the pan was pregnant? You also didn’t mind when the screwdriver and the pliers got offsprings. But now when the vase died giving birth you find the whole notion of items being pregnant as impossible?”