A little old lady was wandering through a town and was quite lost.

She wanted to ask for directions so went to a house that was painted red.

She knocked on the  red door and it was answered by a man dressed in red slippers, a red dressing gown and red cap.

She asked for directions to the nearest bus station. The red man gave her explicit directions to the bus station.

 The little old lady thanked him and as she was about to depart the red man "flashed " her.

In absolute disgust and horror at such a sight the little old lady turned and dashed across the road, unfortunately on the way across she was struck by a semi trailer and was killed.

The moral to this story is Never Run Across the Road when the Little Red Man is Flashing.