Doctor Knowall

There was once a peasant who envied the good life led by doctors, lawyers and notaries. So one fine day he bought himself a wig and a black suit, then he put up on his door a sign saying: 'Doctor Knowall'.

Shortly afterwards, a man went by, who had just been robbed of a large sum of money. 'If he knows all, then he also knows who stole my money,' he thought. So he invited Doctor Knowall to his house for dinner.

When dinner them came round, a servant approached the table with some dishes and the 'doctor' exclaimed, 'Oh good, here's the first.'

What doctor Knowall meant was that the first course was being served, but the servant, who was in fact one of the robbers, thought that he had been found out. Terrified, he rushed back to the the kitchen and said to another servant; 'You go and serve the meal.' The second servant was also the second robber, and when he went into the dining room Doctor Knowall said: 'Oh good, here's the second.' The robbers were frightened out of their wits. All they could think of doing was give back the money. The master of the house rewarded Doctor Knowall handsomely for his skill...... but his greatest reward was the reputation he enjoyed from that day on as an infallible wise man.