There was once a rich politician (long)
He had everything you could possibly want: countless wealth, endless land, and a beautiful mansion. But he also had an 18-year-old daughter, and she had not yet found a suitable husband.
To ensure that his daughter would find the right man to marry, he conducted a test. He invited every young man he could find in the area to his mansion. He ended up with about 100 young men.
He brought them all out back to his Olympic-sized pool and stood them all on one side of it, himself standing on the other side. The pool was full of water moccasins (dangerous snakes), and every young man immediately noticed and starting talking amongst themselves about how dangerous they were.
The rich politician then said, "The first one among you to swim all the way across the pool will get a choice of three things: 100 million dollars in cash, 100 acres of fine land, or my daughter's hand in marriage."
The second the words left his mouth, he heard a large splash in the water. There was a young man swimming across the pool like an Olympic swimmer breaking records. The rich politician excitedly helped the young man out of the water with a beaming smile.
"So young man, do you want the 100 million dollars?" the rich politician asked.
"No sir" replied the young man, shaking his head adamantly.
"So then, do you want the 100 acres of fine land?"
"No sir!" the young man said again, shaking his head even more adamantly.
With the utmost pride and joy on his face, he said excitedly "Then you must want the hand of my daughter in marriage!"
"NO SIR!" the young man said, rather annoyed this time.
Shocked, the rich politician asked, "So... what do you want?"
The young man said, "I want to know the name of the man who pushed me into the pool!!"
Posted Jun 30, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC