Used to be a man who owned a bar out in the middle of nowhere.

Not too many people came to the bar, so he was trying to think of

a good gimmick to get people to come. It so happened he was

watching T.V. at the time and the parade for the circus was on.

As the elephants went by he remembered reading

that elephants don't laugh.

He went down to the circus and inquired about buying an elephant.

It just so happen that there was an elderly elephant bull that the circus

was planning to retire. After agreeing on a price, the man bought the elephant.

Back at the bar the man put a large jar on the bar with a sign reading:

"Make the elephant laugh, $5.00 a shot, win $5,000."

Well, a lot of people thought they could make the elephant laugh,

and soon the jar was almost full.

Then one night a man walked in and said to the bar owner, "I hear

you will give any one who can make the elephant laugh $5,000."

"Yeah, he's out back"

After about five minutes tremendous, deep, thundering laughter

could be heard coming from behind the bar. Every one in the bar

raced back to see what was going on. When they got there the

elephant was LAUGHING!!! The man could not believe his eyes.

But, a bet was a bet after all and he paid the stranger who

had made the elephant laugh.

A few weeks later and the elephant was still laughing. The bar

owner could not stand it any more so he put a sign on the bar

reading:

"Make the elephant cry, $5.00 a shot, win $5,000."

Again, a lot of people tried and tried, but they could not get the

elephant to stop laughing. Finally the man who had gotten the

elephant to laugh