A Woman walks into a butchery shop just before closing time and asks, 

"Do you still have chicken?" 

The butcher opens his deep freezer, takes out his only chicken left and puts it on the weighing scale. It weighs 1.5 kg.

 

The woman looks at the chicken and at the scale and asked, 
"Do you have one that's a bit bigger than this one ?"

 

The butcher puts his only chicken back into the freezer, and then takes it out again. 

But this time when he puts it on the scale, he craftily keeps his thumb on the scale pan.

And the scale now shows 2 kg. 

 

"That's wonderful," said the woman. 

"I'll take both of them, please!"

 

In a situation like this, you realise at once that your integrity and reputation are firmly on the line. 

Your wisdom becomes foolishness, and your cunningness becomes stupidity.

 

Until now, the butcher has his head inside the big deep freezer, looking for the first chicken!

 

Remember:

1. Always tell the truth, and you will be free!

2. A good name is better than riches. 

3. Live to express yourself, and not to impress others. 

I like the story and its moral about being free when always telling the truth.

Unfortunately there is of course also an easy escape-road for the butcher.  He just needs to tell the lady that he only has 2 chickens for sale, and that he already promised one to another customer.

But that doesn't change the moral of the story, and that other non-truth might also catch up with him (e.g. the lady asking who is the other customer in case she knows him/her, or the lady asking to see the 2 chickens to determine her choice).

1 hour ago, ravip said:

he craftily keeps his thumb on the scale pan.

 

They are or used to be very proficient in that, may father used to sell weighing equipment. 

 

Sorry. Also not a joke.????