A Cajun named Jean Paul moved to Texas and bought a donkey from an old farmer named Ben for$100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

The next day，Ben drove up and said，“Sorry，but I have some bad news. The donkey died.”

“Well，then，just give me the money back，”said Jean Paul.

“Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”Replied Ben.

“OK，then. Just unload the donkey，”said Jean Paul.

“What are you going to do with him？”asked Ben.

“I’m going to raffle him off，”said Jean Paul.

“You can’t raffle off a dead donkey！”uttered Ben.

“Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell that he’s dead，”said Jean Paul.

A month later Ben met up with the Cajun and asked，“What happened with that dead donkey？”

“I raffed him off. I sold 500-hunderd tickets at two dollars apiece and made a profit of $898，”said Jean Paul.

“Didn’t anyone complain？”inquired Ben.

“Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back，”said Jean Paul