There once was a farmer who had stolen four sheep. The police found out, the sheep were confiscated, and the farmer had to stand trial.

The farmer went to a lawyer and said, "I was caught stealing four sheep. I will have to stand trial. Will you defend me?"

"All right," the lawyer said, "I will defend you. But it will cost you 300 guilders."

"That's fine by me," the farmer replied.

"Well," the lawyer continued, "when you have to appear in court, you must pretend to be crazy. When the judge asks you a question, you must say, 'Baa!' "

"Okay," the farmer said.

He went to court and the judge asked him a question.

"Baa!" the farmer replied.

The judge asked him another question.

"Baa!" the farmer said.

And the third time, again, he said, "Baa!"

Then they were all convinced he was an idiot, and he was released.

As the farmer walked out of the courthouse, the lawyer was already waiting for him.

"I would like to have my 300 guilders now," the lawyer said.

"Baa!" the farmer said.

"You fool," the lawyer said, "you don't have to do that anymore."

"Baa!" said the farmer. He said "baa!" to everything, and the lawyer did not know what to do. He never got his 300 guilders.