Churchill, Hitler og karpedammen

Under 2. verdenskrig skulle Churchill møde Hitler og Mussolini til te ved en berømt karpedam i Paris.

Churchill skal have spurgt Hitler, om han turde vædde om, hvem der ville vinde krigen. Taberen måtte så indrømme, at han havde tabt krigen. ”For at vinde skal De fange den store karpe, men De må ikke bruge almindeligt fiskeudstyr.”

Hitler skød på karpen men kunne ikke ramme den under vandet.Mussolini vovede at hoppe i dammen. Han ville fange karpen med sine hænder, men han kunne ikke – fisken var for glat.

Churchill bad: ”Må jeg låne Deres teske?” og han begyndte at tømme dammen. Han måtte skjule et smil, da han sagde: ”Vi kan vinde krigen, men det kan tage lang tid.”

During the 2nd World War were Churchill, Hitler and Mussolini meeted for tea at a famous carp ponds in Paris.Churchill should have asked Hitler if he dare bet on who would win the war. The loser had to admit that he had lost the war. "To win you must catch the big carp, but you may not use ordinary fishing equipment."Hitler shot at carp but could not hit the water.Mussolini dared to jump into the pond. He wanted to catch carp with his hands, but he could not - the fish was too slippery.Churchill asked: "Can I borrow your teaspoons?" And he began to empty the pond. He had to hide a smile when he said: "We can win the war, but it may take a long time."