A woman is walking on the mountains when she sees a huge flock of sheep, lots of sheep are grazing in a very green meadow. She spots the shepherd near them so she goes to talk to him out of curiosity.
The shepherd notices her approaching him and greets her.
“Oh, good morning young lady, maybe I can help you with something?”
“Yes, hi! I was walking on that path over there and I saw this enormous flock and I had to come and know more about them!”
“Sure thing. What is it that you want to know?”
“First, may I ask how many sheep are they?”
“Hmm, of which kind, dear? White sheep or black sheep?”
“Oh. The white ones, for example.
“Right now there are around 200 white sheep on this meadow.”
“Wow, that’s impressive. And how many black sheep are there, then?”
“About 200 too.”
“Oh lord, that’s a lot too!”
“There is always room for improvement. Was there anything else you wanted to ask?”
“Actually, there is. What do they eat?”
“Which ones are you asking it for, darling? White ones or black ones?”
“I don’t know… the white ones.”
“Oh, so the white sheep only eat the best hay in the farm and greenest grass while grazing.”
“Huh, interesting. And what about the black ones?”
“Well, the black sheep eat the best hay and the greenest grass too.”
“Umm okay. There was another thing I was wondering.”
“Shoot.”
“How much wool do these sheep produce?”
“That’s regarding the white sheep or the black sheep, sweetheart?”
The woman starts to get a little annoyed by the man but she still responds.
“The white sheep.”
“These beautiful white sheep can produce an average of 12 pounds. Every year, that is.”
“Uh-huh. And the black ones?”
“So these majestic black sheep produce annually 12 pounds in average too.”
At this point, the woman is already mad at the shepherd and she asks him:
“Why are you asking me every time I make a question about all those sheep if I mean the white ones or the black ones if the answer is always the same for both?!”
“Yes, that’s because the white sheep are mine.”
“Oh, okay, didn’t think of that. And whose are the black ones?”
“Well, the black sheep are mine too!”