Milk Cows and Leprechauns

A poor Irish family of five (father, mother, and three sons) live out in the country side, and their only source of income comes from just one milk cow. Everyday, the father wakes early in the morning to go milk the cow, and every Friday, he brings the milk to the market, and comes home with just enough money for his family to get by.

One morning, the father wakes up and heads out to the barn. He opens the door, but only to find the milk cow dead. The father's distraught, and all he can think about is the fact that he can no longer support his family. In his current state, the father climbs into the rafters of the barn and hangs himself.

Then the mother wakes up. She heads out to the barn, only to find her husband's body and the dead milk cow. She was distraught, and all she could think about was the fact that the love of her life was dead. So she walked down to the nearby stream and threw herself in.

Then the eldest son wakes up. He walks out to the barn and finds his dead father and the dead milk cow. Then he goes down to the stream and finds his mother's body washed up on the shore. Standing over her body is gorgeous female leprechaun who was just passing through. She looks at the son and asks, "Having a rough day?"

He shrugs his shoulders, "Yeah, you could say that."

The female leprechaun thinks over the boy's situation, and decides to cut him a deal. "How about this," she says. "If you can make love to me ten times in a row without stopping, I'll help you out by bringing your family back, and I'll even revive your precious milk cow."

The son thinks to himself, "I'm in the prime of my youth. I can do this."

He tries, fails, and she kills him

Then the middle son wakes up. He finds the dead dad, the dead milk cow, and goes to the river where he finds his mother, brother, and the beautiful female leprechaun. She asks him, "Having a rough day?"

"Yeah, you could say that."

She decides to make him the same deal; "If you can make live to me ten times in a row without stopping, I'll bring back everyone, including the milk cow."

The son thinks to himself, "I'm I vigorous young man. I can do this."

He tries, fails, and she kills him

Then the youngest son wakes up. He finds the dead dad, the dead milk cow, and goes to the river where he finds his mother, brothers, and the beautiful female leprechaun. She asks him, "Having a rough day?"

"Yeah, you could say that."

She makes him the same deal; "If you can make live to me ten times in a row without stopping, I'll bring back everyone, including the milk cow."

The son stands there pondering her offer, then asks, "Can I make you a counter offer?"

She shrugs. "I don't see why not.

"Okay. What would you do if I made love to you _fifteen_ times in a row?"

The leprechaun laughs herself to the brink of tears, until she realizes that he's being serious. "Well, if you can manage that, I'll bring everyone back to life, including the milk cow, and I'll also give your family a pot of gold."

He nods his head, then presents another counter offer. "What if I make love to you _twenty_ times in a row?"

"Well, if you can manage that, I'll bring everyone back to life, including the milk cow, I'll give your family a pot of gold, and I'll put a mansion where your house is."

He considers her offer, then agrees to the deal. As she begins to remove his clothes, he stops. "I just have one last question."

"And that is?"

"If I make love to you twenty times in a row, what's to stop you from dying from it?"

The leprechaun just looks at the boy, confused by his question. "What on earth would make you think I would die from it?"

The son shrugs his shoulders, and says, "I just assumed it would. I mean, how do you think the milk cow died?"