"The Game" drabbles by Christopher
The Game (2/2)
The Game #2
Now it was the other man's turn.
He asked the rich man, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The rich man scrambled for an answer. After a couple of minutes he finally had to admit he didn't know. He reached in his pocket and handed the man five hundred dollars.
It was the rich man's turn again. "Before I go on, I have to ask. What does go up a hill with three legs and comes down with four?"
The man grinned, reached in his pocket, and handed the rich man five dollars.
The Game (1/2)
The Game #1
An arrogant rich man on a plane gets bored and tells the man in the seat next to him, "Let's play a game...I'll ask you a question. If you can't answer it you give me five dollars. Then you ask me one. If I can't answer I'll give you five hundred dollars. Is it a bet?"
The man thought for a moment and nodded.
The rich man said, "How far's the moon from the Earth?"
The man thought a moment and said, "I don't know the exact distance."
He reached in his pocket and handed the rich man five dollars...
