English Original
An old priest grew weary of the frequent confessions of adultery in his parish. One Sunday, he declared from the pulpit, "If I hear one more confession of adultery, I'll quit!"
Since everyone liked him, they devised a code word. From then on, anyone who had committed adultery would simply say they had "fallen." This arrangement satisfied the old priest, and it worked well until his eventual passing at a ripe old age.
About a week after a new priest arrived, he visited the town mayor, looking very concerned. "You must do something about the sidewalks in town," the priest insisted. "When people come to confession, they keep talking about having fallen."
The mayor began to laugh, realizing no one had informed the new priest about the code. Before the mayor could explain, the priest pointed an accusing finger at him and said, "I don't know what you find so amusing. Your wife fell three times this week."
中文翻译
一位老神父对他教区里频繁有人忏悔通奸感到厌倦。一个周日，他在讲坛上宣布："如果再让我听到一次通奸的忏悔，我就辞职！"
因为大家都很喜欢他，他们便想出了一个暗号。从此，任何犯了通奸罪的人只需简单地说自己"跌倒"了。这个安排让老神父很满意，并且一直运作良好，直到他最终在耄耋之年去世。
一位新神父到任大约一周后，他去拜访镇长，显得忧心忡忡。"你必须对镇里的人行道采取点措施，"神父坚持道，"当人们来忏悔时，他们总在谈论自己跌倒了。"
镇长笑了起来，意识到没人告诉新神父关于暗号的事。还没等镇长解释，神父就用指责的手指指着他说道："我不知道这有什么好笑的。你妻子这周就跌倒了三次。"