I read this story many years ago, so I can’t give credit where it is due, any errors are mine.
KANGAROO COURT
A burglar, climbing into a house through a window, falls and breaks his leg when the window frame gives way. The burglar goes to the court of the land and demands justice.
The judge asks for the house owner to be brought before him.
The house owner pleads that the architect that designed the house is at fault. The architect is brought in.
The architect pleads that the contractor that built the house is at fault. The contractor is brought in.
The contractor pleads that the workman that nailed the frame in is at fault. The workman is brought in.
The workman pleads that the beautiful woman in a short red dress that walked pass made him miss a nail or two. The beautiful woman is brought in.
The woman pleads that the tailor who made the dress too short is at fault. The tailor is brought in.
The tailor has no one to blame, so he is sent to the gallows to be hung.
The gaolers come back in a while and tell the judge that the tailor is too tall to be hung. The judge tells them to find a short tailor.
A short tailor is found, and hung for the crime of causing a burglars leg to break.
and justice is served………..
Jeevindra Kumar
