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Duke was hunting in the forest with his men-at-arms and servants when he came across a tree.
Upon it, archery targets were painted and smack in the middle of each was an arrow.
"Who is this incredibly fine archer?" cried the duke. "I must find him!"
After continuing through the forest for a few miles he came across a small boy carrying a bow and arrow.
Eventually the boy admitted that it was he who shot the arrows plumb in the center of all the targets.
"You didn't just walk up to the targets and hammer the arrows into the middle, did you?" asked the duke worriedly.
"No my lord. I shot them from a hundred paces. I swear it by all that I hold holy."
"That is truly astonishing,
"But I must ask one favor in return," the duke continued."You must tell me how you came to be such an outstanding shot."
"Well," said the boy, "first I fire the arrow at the tree... ...and then I paint the target around it."
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Joe's wife was about to take a vacation in France with some of her girlfriends. Joe drove her to the airport, hugged her, and wished her a good trip.
"Before I go," she said, "is there anything you'd like me to bring back for you?"
Joe thought a moment, then said with a twinkle in his eye, "How about a cute little French girl?"
Joe's wife rolled her eyes and said she'd see what she could do.
Three weeks later, she returned and Joe picked her up at the airport. "So, honey," he said. "How was the trip?"
"Oh, it was great," she replied. "I absolutely loved Paris."
"And, what happened to my present?"
"What present?"
"Oh, you know," said Joe. "What I asked for -- the French girl?"
"Oh, that?" said Joe's wife. "Well, I did what I could, but we won't know for sure if it's a girl for another nine months."
Upon it, archery targets were painted and smack in the middle of each was an arrow.
"Who is this incredibly fine archer?" cried the duke. "I must find him!"
After continuing through the forest for a few miles he came across a small boy carrying a bow and arrow.
Eventually the boy admitted that it was he who shot the arrows plumb in the center of all the targets.
"You didn't just walk up to the targets and hammer the arrows into the middle, did you?" asked the duke worriedly.
"No my lord. I shot them from a hundred paces. I swear it by all that I hold holy."
"That is truly astonishing,
"But I must ask one favor in return," the duke continued."You must tell me how you came to be such an outstanding shot."
"Well," said the boy, "first I fire the arrow at the tree... ...and then I paint the target around it."
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Joe's wife was about to take a vacation in France with some of her girlfriends. Joe drove her to the airport, hugged her, and wished her a good trip.
"Before I go," she said, "is there anything you'd like me to bring back for you?"
Joe thought a moment, then said with a twinkle in his eye, "How about a cute little French girl?"
Joe's wife rolled her eyes and said she'd see what she could do.
Three weeks later, she returned and Joe picked her up at the airport. "So, honey," he said. "How was the trip?"
"Oh, it was great," she replied. "I absolutely loved Paris."
"And, what happened to my present?"
"What present?"
"Oh, you know," said Joe. "What I asked for -- the French girl?"
"Oh, that?" said Joe's wife. "Well, I did what I could, but we won't know for sure if it's a girl for another nine months."
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