A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, "I know a little English. I think people can understand me". One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to have a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked, "Can I help you, sir?" "A cup of tea and ..." "He could not remember the English word for eggs. He looked around him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he saw a magazine on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on its cover. He showed the picture to the waiter.
"What's the English for this?" he asked again. "A cock, sir," answered the waiter. "What do you call a cock's wife?" he asked again. "A hen, sir". "And what do you call a hen's children?" "Chicks, sir." And what do you call chicks before they're born?" "Eggs, sir.'' "Very well," said the French student, "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please." And he sat down with a smile on his face.
