The farmer

This is one of my favorites. Told to me by my grandfather years ago.

An old farmer was sitting on his porch one morning having a cup of coffee. He notices a young boy skipping down the road. The boy is holding a big roll of tape. The farmer asks the boy, "what you gonna do with that roll of tape boy?"
The boy responds " this here isn't any ordinary tape; this here is duck tape. I'm fixing to go catch me some ducks."
The farmer laughs and says " you can't catch ducks with tape...that's not what its for!"
The boy just grins and skips on by.
Later that evening the farmer is sitting on his porch smoking his evening pipe and sees the boy skipping back down the road. As the boy comes by the house the farmer sees that he is carrying several ducks all wadded up in a bunch of tape. The boy just looks over at the farmer and laughs.

A few days later, the farmer is sitting on his porch having his coffee and reading the newspaper. He looks up and sees the boy from the other day skipping down the road again. This time he is carrying a roll of wire. The farmer hollers over to the boy "hey, son! whatcha doing with that roll of wire?"
The boy hollers back, " this here ain't just ordinary wire, this is chicken wire. I'm fixing to go catch some chickens!"
The farmer laughs and says to the boy, "you can't catch chickens with wire!" The boy just grins and skips on down the road.
That evening as the farmer is on the porch smoking his evening pipe he sees the boy skipping back down the road. As the boy passes the house the farmer sees that he has a bunch chickens all tied up in wire. The boy just looks over at the farmer and laughs.

A few days later as the farmer is drinking his morning coffee he sees the same boy skipping down the road again. This time the boy is carrying a long branch in his hands. The farmer hollers over to the boy, "hey boy! Whatcha doing with that branch?"
The boys hollers back, "This just ain't any ordinary branch, this here branch comes from a pussy willow tree."

The farmer hollers back..... "Wait!... Let me get my hat!"