An old farmer decided it was time to get a new rooster for his hens. The
current rooster was still doing an okay job, but he was getting on in years. And
the farmer figured getting a new rooster couldn't hurt anything. So he buys a
young cock from the local rooster emporium, and turns him loose in the barnyard.
Well, the old rooster sees the young one strutting around and he gets a little
worried. "So, they're trying to replace me," thinks the old rooster. I've got to
do something about this.
He walks up to the new bird and says, "So you're the new stud in town? I bet
you really think you're hot stuff, don't you? Well I'm not ready for the
chopping block yet. I'll bet I'm still the better bird. And to prove it, I
challenge you to a race around that hen house over there. We'll run around it
ten times and whoever finishes first gets to have all the hens for himself."
Well, the young rooster was a proud sort, and he definitely thought he was
more than a match for the old guy. "You're on," said the young rooster. "And
since I know I'm so great, I'll even give you a head start of half a lap. I'll
still win easy."
So the two roosters go over to the hen house to start the race with all the
hens gathering around to watch. The race begins and all the hens start cheering
the roosters on. After the first lap, the old rooster is still maintaining his
lead. After the second lap, the old guy's lead has slipped a little but he's
still hanging in there.
Unfortunately the old rooster's lead continues to slip each time around, and
by the fifth lap he's just barely in front of the young rooster.
By now the farmer has heard all the commotion. He runs into the house, gets
his shotgun, and runs out to the barnyard figuring a fox or something is after
his chickens. When he gets there, he sees the two roosters running around the
hen house, with the old rooster still slightly in the lead. He immediately takes
his shotgun, aims, fires, and blows the young rooster away. As he walks away
slowly, he says to himself, "Darn, that's the third gay rooster I've bought this
month."