English Original
"Well, Sam, I'll tell you how it is. You see, I married a widow, and this widow had a daughter. Then my father, being a widower, married our daughter. So you see, my father is my own son-in-law."
"Yes, I see."
"Then again, my step-daughter is my step-mother, isn't she? Well, then, her mother is my grandmother, isn't she? I am married to her, am I? So that makes me my own grandfather, doesn't it?"
中文翻译
“好吧，萨姆，我来告诉你这是怎么回事。你看，我娶了一个寡妇，这个寡妇有个女儿。后来，我父亲丧偶后，娶了‘我们’的女儿。所以你看，我父亲成了我的女婿。”
“是的，我明白了。”
“那么，我的继女实际上就是我的继母，对吧？这样一来，她的母亲就是我的（外）祖母，对不对？而我和她母亲结了婚，所以我岂不是成了我自己的（外）祖父？”