The priest in a small Irish village loved the c.o.c.k and ten hens he keptin the hen house behind the church. But one Saturday night the c.o.c.k went missing!

The priest knew that c.o.c.k fights happened in the village so he started to question his parishioners in church the next morning.

During Mass, he asked the congregation, "Has anybody got a c.o.c.k?"

All the men stood up.

"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a c.o.c.k?"

All the women stood up.

"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a c.o.c.k that doesn't belong to them?"

Half the women stood up.

"No, no," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen MY c.o.c.k?

All the nuns, three altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.