A Joke so Stupid, It's Funny....Maybe Not

Once upon a time, there was a goodly king. He ruled over a vast land filled with happy subjects and life in abundance. But not everyone was happy. The count was jealous and wanted to be king. Everytime he mentioned it, the king would just tell him to go away.
One night, the king did his usual routine, took a bath, brushed his teeth, placed his crown on the nightstand, and read his favorite Stephen King novel until he fell asleep.
The next morning, his crown was gone!
He immediately knew that the count had taken his crown. He called the count into his chambers and told him to return the crown. Being the kind, benevolent king that we was, he offered the count the chance to fess up and return the crown and nothing would happen.
The count refused.
So, the king said, "You give me no choice, I must call the tribunal." The count just shrugged.
The tribunal met the next day and the king once again offered the count the chance to return the crown and nothing would happen.
The count once again refused.
The King had no other choice but to bring the count in front of the kingdom's subjects and administer justice. The next day, the king and the count stood before the entire kingdom. The king, being the kind king that we was, once again asked the count to return his crown, no questions asked.
The count refused.
So, the king had no other choice but to condemn the count to death.
The next morning, the subjects gathered in the square while the count was marched up to the execution platform. The executioner stood silently, waiting for orders.
The kind king, once again told the count, "Now look count, I know you took my crown. We don't have to do this. Just return the crown and we can forget all this nonsense."
The count refused.
So, with a heavy heart, the king ordered the executioner to proceed. The executioner slowly raised his huge axe in the air, and started his downward thrust just as the count yelled, "Wait, I will give the...."
Too late.

So, what's the moral of this story?













Don't hatchet the count before he chickens.