the Joke for Monday

Have you ever wondered where and how

yodeling began? Many years ago a man

was traveling through the mountains of

Switzerland.Nightfall was rapidly approaching

and he had nowhere to sleep. He went up

to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he

could spend the night.The farmer told him that

he could sleep in the barn.As the story goes,

the farmer's daughter asked her father,

'Who is that man going into the barn?'

'That fellow traveling through,'said the farmer.

'needs a place to stay for the night so I told 

him he could sleep in the barn.'The daughter 

said,'Perhaps he is hungry.'So she prepared him

a plate of food for him and then took it out to

the barn.About an hour later,the daughter returned.

Her clothing disheveled and straw in her hair.

Straight up to bed she went.The farmer's wife was

very observant.She then suggested that perhaps the 

man was thirsty.So she fetched a bottle of wine,

took it out to the barn and she too did not return

for an hour.Her clothing was askew, her blouse 

buttoned incorrectly.She also headed straight to bed.

The next morning at sunrise the man in the barn got 

up and continued on his journey,waving to the farmer 

as he left.When the daughter awoke and learned that 

the visitor was gone,she broke into tears.'How could 

he leave without even saying goodbye,'she cried.'We 

made such passionate love last night!''What?'shouted 

the father as he angrily ran out of the house looking 

for the man,who by now was halfway up the mountain. 

The farmer screamed up at him,'I'm going to get you! 

You had sex with my daughter!'The man looked back down

from the mountainside,cupped his hand next to his mouth

and yelled out.....'LAIDTHEOLAIDEETOO!'