A preacher had been wanting to raise money for his church and had been told there was a fortune in horse racing so he decided to purchase a horse and enter the animal in the races. However...

At the local auction the going price for a good race horse was so steep that the preacher ended up buying a donkey instead. He figured that since he already had the donkey he might as well go ahead and enter him in the race.

To his surprise the donkey came in third. The next day the racing form carried the headline: "PREACHERS ASS SHOWS"

The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered him in the race again. This time he won. The racing form read: "PREACHERS ASS OUT IN FRONT"

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in another race. The headline that day read: "BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHERS ASS"

This was too much for the Bishop.....He ordered the preacher to get rid of the animal. The preacher decided to give the donkey to a Nun in a nearby convent. The headlines the next day read: "NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN"

The Bishop fainted! He informed the nun she would have to dispose of the donkey. She found a farmer willing to buy the animal for $10. The next day the form stated: "NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR $10"

They buried the Bishop the next day!