美国流行笑话：Statue of St. Joseph 圣约瑟的塑像

132　Statue of St. Joseph 圣约瑟的塑像

There is a folk belief that if you bury a statue of St. Joseph on a piece of property, it will be sold more quickly. When I was getting ready to move, I buried the St. Joseph near my front door. A few days later a woman made an offer. Since she had to sell her property, I suggested she enlist the help of the saint as well. After a month of burying the statue all over her lawn, she had no nibbles and in disgust put the statue out in her trash. A week later she opened her local paper and read: “Town Sells Landfill to Private Developer.”

有一种民间的信念，就是如果把圣约瑟的塑像埋在一份地产里，这份地产就能较快卖掉。当我准备搬家的时候，我就把圣约瑟的塑像埋在我的前门口。几天以后就有一个妇女出了价。由于她也要出卖她的地产，我建议她也获得这位圣徒的帮助。她在她的草坪上埋了许多圣像，但一个月以后依然无人问津。一气之下，她把圣像扔进了垃圾箱。一个星期以后，她打开当地报纸，赫然登着一条消息：“市政府把垃圾场卖给私人开发商”。