A man bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the following day.

The next day, the farmer drove up and said: Sorry, but I have some bad news. The donkey died.

Well, then, just give me my money back, the man said.

Cant do that. I went and spent it already, replied the farmer.

Fine, then, the man said. Just unload the donkey.

What ya gonna do with him?

Im going to raffle him off, the man replied.

You cant raffle off a dead donkey! said the farmer.

Sure I can. Watch me. I just wont tell anybody hes dead, the man insisted.

A month later, the farmer met up with the man and asked: What happened with that dead donkey?

I raffled him off. I sold 500 hundred tickets at two dollars apiece, and made hundreds in profit, he said.

Didnt anyone complain?

Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back, the man said.