fortune in horse racing

[ROllerton]

A priest, who wanted to raise money for his church, was told there

was a fortune in horse racing, and so he decided to buy a horse and
enter it in some races. However, at the local auction, the going
price for horses was so steep that he decided to buy a donkey
instead. Although he had some doubts, the priest figured that he
might as well enter the animal in a race just to see how it would
do. To his surprise the donkey came in second.
The next day the headlines read: PRIEST'S ASS SHOWS
The priest was so pleased that he entered the animal in another
race, and this time it won.
The headline read: PRIEST'S ASS OUT IN FRONT
The bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered
the priest not to enter the donkey in another race.
The new headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PRIEST'S ASS

This was too much for the bishop, and he ordered the priest to get
rid of the animal. The priest gave the donkey to a nun in a nearby
convent.
The next day the headline read: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN

The bishop fainted. He told the nun that she would have to dispose
of the donkey. After several days, the nun finally sold the beast
to a local farmer for $10.
The headline read: NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS
They buried the bishop the next day.