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A Chicken walks into a village bookshop, lurches up to the counter with that jerky walk they do, and says "Buk!"
Quick thinking the shop owner reaches over to the best sellers shelf, grabs one, places it on the counter and with a smile says "Book! - that'll be £9.99 please"
To the shop owner's amazement the Chicken counts out the exact money, picks up the book and leaves.
Next day the Chicken is back again, up to the counter and says "Buk! Buk!"
Owner grabs two books from the best seller counter, plonks them on the counter and says " Two books, that'll be £18.98 please"
The shop owner is not so surprised when the Chicken counts out the exact money, takes the books and leaves.
All day the shop owner can't get these events out of his mind - it's really bothering him.
Next day the Chicken is back again. "Buk! Buk! Buk!"
Owner places three books on the counter and says "Three books, £29.97 please"
Chicken duly leaves the exact amount, picks up the books and leaves the shop.
This is doing the bookshop owners head in. He is now really determined to figure out what is going on so he quickly closes up the shop and sets out to follow the Chicken. Now Chickens don't walk all that fast (especially when carrying three books) but what with getting his coat and locking the till and setting the alarm and locking the shop by now the Chicken has quite a head start on the shop owner, The shop owner spots it in the distance towards the far end of the high street as it crosses the road. The owner hurries along the high street after it. As he reaches the crossing he can see the Chicken enter the village green which is opposite. Delayed a little by the traffic the shop owner crosses the road and can see the Chicken lurching down towards the pond. The shop owner gains rapidly on the Chicken and arrives, somewhat breathless, at the side of the pond adjacent to a large lily pad. On the lily pad is the Chicken with the books and a large frog. The shop owner sees the Chicken pass the books one by one to the frog, and hears it say "Buk! Buk! Buk!. The Frog looks at each book and says
"Redit! Redit! Redit!"
[I'll get my coat]
geoff
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