English Original
Deep in the backwoods of Tennessee, a hillbilly's wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called to assist. Since there was no electricity, the doctor handed the expectant father a lantern and said, "Here. Hold this high so I can see what I'm doing."
Soon, a baby boy was born. "Hold on," said the doctor, "Don't put that lantern down yet. I think there's another one coming." Sure enough, within minutes he delivered a baby girl. "Keep that lantern up! Don't set it down—there's another one!" said the doctor.
Within a few more minutes, he delivered a third baby. "No, don't hurry to put down that lantern; it seems there's yet another one coming!" cried the doctor.
The bewildered father scratched his head and asked, "You reckon it might be the light that's attracting them?"
中文翻译
在田纳西州的丛林深处，一个乡下人的妻子在半夜临产，医生被请来帮忙接生。由于没有电，医生将一盏灯笼递给准爸爸，说：“给，把这个举高，我好看清我在做什么。”
很快，一个男婴出生了。“等等，”医生说，“先别把灯笼放下。我觉得还有一个要出来。”果然，几分钟内，他又接生了一个女婴。“把灯笼举高！别放下——还有一个！”医生说。
又过了几分钟，第三个婴儿降生了。“不，别急着放下灯笼；看来还有一个要出来！”医生喊道。
困惑的父亲挠了挠头，问道：“你觉得会不会是这光把它们吸引出来的？”