A traveling salesman went to a farmhouse.

The farmer said, “I can put you up for one night, but you’ll have to stay in the barn.”

So the salesman spent the night there.

The next morning the farmer came in and asked, “Were you comfortable?”

The salesman replied, “I had a great time. I talked to all the animals.”

The farmer frowned. “You talked to the animals?”

“Yep,” said the salesman. “I spoke to the chickens. They said you collect the eggs every morning exactly five minutes after six.”

The farmer blinked. “That’s exactly right.”

“And the horse told me his name is Otis, and you’ve owned him for ten years.”

“That’s incredible,” the farmer said.

The salesman continued, “Then I spoke to the cow. She says her name is Elsie and you milk her every morning at exactly 8:30. And then I spoke to the sheep…”

The farmer cut him off and shouted, “Now look here… those sheep are lying!”