A Jew, a Hindu and Jehovah's Witness were traveling together along a deserted country road. It was getting late, and the travelers were growing tired. They agreed to stop at the next house and ask for a place to stay the night.

They soon arrived at a small farmhouse. The farmer and his wife offered them shelter for the night, however, there was only room enough for two of the travelers to stay in the house. One of the travelers would have to stay in the barn.

The Hindu was the first to offer to stay in the barn. A brief period of time passed as he went his way to the barn, and the other travelers started preparing to go to sleep. There was a knock at the door, and it was the Hindu: "Oh I am so sorry, but you did not tell me there was a cow in the barn. I cannot sleep there as my religion forbids it." So the Jew decides to go to the barn in his place. It wasn't long before there was another knock on the door. "You should have said you kept a pig in the barn. I can't stay in there, it's against my religion." So finally it falls to the good Jehovah's Witness to spend the night in the barn. He says "Hey no problem! My religion has no restrictions against animals the way yours do. See you in the morning!"

Everyone is finally settling down to sleep, looking forward to a quiet night after the recent confusion. Suddenly, there was another knock at the door. The farmer was getting irritated by this time, and was quite upset as he went to open the door.

It was the cow and the pig.