出售會說話的狗
A man saw a sign outside a farmhouse: "Talking Dog for Sale." Curious, he knocked on the door, and the farmer told him the dog was in the back garden.
The man found a scruffy old Labrador lying on the grass. "Er… can you really talk?" he asked, feeling a bit silly.
"Yep," said the dog.
The man nearly fell over. "So… what's your story?"
The dog sat up. "Well, I discovered I could talk when I was very young. I wanted to help my country, so I told the government. They had me working for the secret service in no time. I'd sit in rooms with spies and world leaders, and nobody suspected that a dog was listening. I was one of the most valuable spies in the world for eight years.
"But all that travelling really tired me out, so I retired and took a job at the airport, sniffing out suspicious characters. I uncovered some huge smuggling operations and was awarded a whole lot of medals. Then I got married, had a few puppies, and now I'm just enjoying my retirement."
The man was amazed. He went back to the farmer. "How much do you want for the dog?"
"Ten dollars," said the farmer.
"Ten dollars? That dog is incredible! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?"
The farmer shrugged. "Because he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff."
一個男人看到一間農舍外面掛著一塊牌子：「出售會說話的狗。」他很好奇，就去敲了門。農場主人說，狗在後院。
男人在草地上找到一隻邋裡邋遢的老拉布拉多。「呃……你真的會說話嗎？」他問，覺得自己有點蠢。
「會啊。」狗說。
男人差點跌倒。「那……你有什麼經歷？」
狗坐了起來。「嗯，我很小的時候就發現自己會說話。我想為國家出一份力，就告訴了政府。他們很快就讓我去替情報單位工作。我坐在房間裡，旁邊就是間諜和各國領袖，誰也沒想到有一隻狗在偷聽。整整八年，我都是全世界最有價值的間諜之一。
「可是到處跑實在太累了，我就退下來，到機場找了份工作，專門嗅出可疑人物。我破獲了好幾起大型走私案，拿了一大堆獎章。後來我結了婚，生了幾隻小狗，現在就安心過退休生活。」
男人驚呆了。他回去找農場主人：「這隻狗你要賣多少錢？」
「十塊錢。」農場主人說。
「十塊錢？這隻狗太了不起了！你到底為什麼賣得這麼便宜？」
農場主人聳聳肩：「因為牠是個騙子。那些事牠一件都沒做過。」