Four-Legged Fortune Teller
A man went into an antiques shop to buy a table. Almost at once, he saw the table he wanted, and asked for the price.
"$2,000, sir."
"Never!" exclaimed the man, "That's unbelievably expensive."
"That's true," replied the assistant, "Though this is not just any table. This piece of furniture has special powers."
"Go on, prove it," said the man.
The assistant went up to the table and said, "How many floors are there in this building?"
Immediately, the table jumped into the air four times, and indeed, there were four floors in the building.
The man wasn't completely convinced. "Okay, ask it how much money I've got in my wallet."
The question was asked, and the table jumped up eleven times.
"That's incredible," said the man, "It's true, I've got two $5 bills and a $1 coin. I must have that table."
So the man paid the $2,000, and the antique table was delivered the next day.
While it was being installed, his mate popped over and remarked on the new piece of furniture.
"It's very special," said the man. "Here, I'll show you."
He thought for a moment and then said, "How much money has my wife got in her bank account?"
The table went completely berserk. It started jumping up and down and was still going 10 minutes later.
Flabbergasted, he said, "But how can that be? Where did she get all that money?"
The table stopped moving, its legs slid apart, and its drawers fell to the floor.
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