Once farmer Joe had an accident and a few weks after it he decided to make the trucking company responsible for the accident. So he applied to the court.

The lawyer of the trucking company was questionin Joe:

"You said at the scene of the accident that you werefine, didn’t you? "

"Well,”, said the farmer melanchollically. "It was like this: I just loaded my favourite horse Betsie  into the…”

"I didn’t ask you for details,” interrupted the lawyer.” "Answer my question: did you not say on your own free will that you were qiote OK?”

"Well,”continues the farmer. My Betsie and I were peacefully trotting down the road, when…”

"See, Judge? I am trying to establish the fact that at the sceneof the accident this man told the Highway Patrolman that he was fine. And several weeks afetr the accident he is trying to sue my client. Tell him to answer my question please, otherwise this is a fraud.”

But the judge was interested in the story of the farmer and told him to continue.

"Well”, said the farmer. "As I was saying, we were moving down the road, my Betsie and I, when the trailer ran the stop sign and pushed my truck right off the road. I was thrown into the ditch on side of the road, and my horse — into the other. I was hurt very bad and cuoldn’t move. However, I could hear my horse Btsie groaning across the road.

Soon the Highway Patrolman came on the scene. He ehard my horse groaning and went over to her. After he looked at her, he took out his gun and shot her between the eyes.

Then the Patrolman came over to me with his gun in his hand and lookedat me.

He said: "Your horse was in a bad shape. I had to shoot her. And how are you feeling?”