“Doctor, doctor!” said the
panic-stricken woman,
“my husband was asleep with his mouth open, and he’s
swallowed a
mouse! What shall I do?”
“Quite simple,” said the
doctor calmly. “You just tie a lump of
cheese to a piece of string and
lower it into your husband’s mouth. As
soon as the mouse takes a
bite haul it out.”
“Oh, I see. Thank you, doctor. I’ll go around to
the fishmonger
straight away and get a cod’s head.”
“What do
you want a cod’s head for?”
“Oh- I forgot to tell you. I’ve got to
get the cat out first!”