A retiring farmer needed to rid his farm of animals in preparation for
selling his land, so he went to every house in his town.

To the houses where the husband was the boss, he gave a horse. To the
houses where the wife was the boss, he gave a chicken.

When the farmer arrived at the end of the street, he met a couple who were
outside gardening. "Who's the boss around here?" he asked.

"I am," replied the man.

"Well, then, I have a black horse and a brown horse," the farmer said.
"Which one would you like?"

The man thought for a minute and said, "The black one..."

"No, no, no... the brown one," interrupted the man's wife.

The farmer shook his head and remarked to the man, "Here's your chicken."