The priest in a small Irish village loved the cock and ten hens that he kept in a hen house behind the church. But one Saturday night the cock went missing!!!

The priest knew that cock fights happened in the village, so he started to question his parishioners in church the next morning. During mass he asked the congregation "Has anyone got a cock?" All the men stood up.

"No, no" he said "that wasn't what I meant. Has anyone seen a cock?" All the women stood up.

"No, no, no" he said "that wasn't what I meant. Has anyone seen a cock that doesn't belong to them?" Half the women stood up.

"No, no, no, no" he said "that wasn't what I meant. "Has anyone seen MY cock?" All the nuns, three alter boys, two priests and a goat stood up.