Swan tale

A man was up before the sheriff, charged with cooking and eating a swan which, as everyone knows, is the property of the Queen.

His defence was that he had hit the swan with his car and had thought it a waste to leave it by the side of the road. This was accepted by the sheriff and he found the man not guilty.

The accused was told of the verdict and the sheriff then told him he could go. Just as the man was leaving the dock, the sheriff asked "Out of interest, can you tell me how the swan tasted?" to which the man replied "A bit like Golden Eagle!".