A   farmer stopped by the local mechanics shop to have his truck fixed.  

They couldn't do it while he waited, so he said he didn't live far and  would  just walk home.

On  the way home he stopped at the hardware  store and bought a bucket and a  gallon of paint.

He then stopped by  the feed store and picked up a couple  of chickens and a goose.

 However, struggling outside the store he now had  a problem - how to  carry his entire purchases home.

While  he was scratching his head he  was approached by a little old lady who told  him she was lost.

She  asked, 'Can you tell me how to get to 1603  Mockingbird Lane ?'  The  farmer said, 'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to  that  house.

I would walk you there but I can't carry this lot.'  The  old lady suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in the  bucket.  

Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and  carry the  goose in your other hand?' 'Why  thank you very much,'  he said and proceeded to walk the old girl  home.  

On the way he  says 'Let's take my short cut and go down this  alley.

We'll be there  in no time.' The  little old lady looked him over cautiously then said,  'I am a lonely widow  without a husband to defend me.

How do I know  that when we get in the  alley you won't hold me up against the wall,  pull up my skirt, and have  your way with me?' The  farmer said,  'Holy smokes lady!  I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of  paint, two  chickens, and a goose.

How in the world could I possibly hold  you up  against the wall and do that?'

The  old lady replied, 'Set the goose  down, cover him with the bucket, put the  paint on top of the bucket,  and I'll hold the  chickens!'