One summer, there was a farmer who invited a hunter to come and shoot crows around his corn (maize) field. The hunter said he whould come every day that summer. He told the farmer that he would turn up every morning, either eight sharp, or 8:20.
After a week, the farmer had noticed that some days the hunter would have his shotgun on the right shoulder, but other days on the left. He asked the hunter about this:
- I see that you shoot equally well from both shoulders. But how do you decide which one you're going to shoot from that day?
The hunter answered:
- When I get up in the morning, I look at my wife. If she lies on her left side, I shoot from the left shoulder and vice versa.
- But what if she lies on her back?
- That's the days when I turn up at 8:20!