English Original
A lawyer's dog, running around town unleashed, heads into a butcher shop and steals a roast. The butcher goes to the lawyer's office and asks, "If a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment from the dog's owner?"
The lawyer answers, "Absolutely."
"Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today."
The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $8.50. Satisfied, the butcher leaves.
Three days later, the butcher receives a bill from the lawyer: $100 due for a consultation.
中文翻译
一位律师的狗在镇上四处乱跑，没有拴绳，它跑进一家肉店偷走了一块烤肉。屠夫来到律师的办公室问道："如果一条没拴绳的狗从我的店里偷了一块肉，我是否有权向狗的主人索要赔偿？"
律师回答："当然有权。"
"那么你欠我8.5美元。你的狗今天没拴好，从我这儿偷走了一块烤肉。"
律师一言不发，给屠夫开了一张8.5美元的支票。屠夫心满意足地离开了。
三天后，屠夫收到了律师寄来的一张账单：应付咨询费100美元。