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A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could speak English fairly well, but his vocabulary was not large. Once, for example, he was eating in a small country hotel and he wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember the word for eggs.
"What is the name of that bird?" he asked the waiter when suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster walking in the yar.
"It is called a rooster," the waiter said.
"What is the rooster's wife called in English? the Frenchman then asked.
"She is called a hen," the waiter answered.
"And what are the hen's children called ?" the Frenchman next asked.
"They are called chickens," the waiter told him.
"What are the chickens called before they are born?" the Frenchman asked.
"They are called eggs," the waiter said.
"Fine! said the Frenchman. "Please bring me two with some cofee and some toast."
