Special Delivery

It was a dark night in the Scottish woods, and a woman had gone into labor. The doctor was called out to assist in the delivery.

To keep the nervous father-to-be busy, the doctor handed him a lantern and said: "Here, you hold this high so I can see what I'm doing."

Soon, a wee baby boy was brought into the world. "Whoa there, Scot!" said the doctor. "Don't be in a rush to put the lantern down.... I think there's yet another wee bairn to come."

Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a bonnie lass. "Na, dinna be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern, lad.... It seems there's yet another one besides!" cried the doctor.

The Scot scratched his head in bewilderment and asked the doctor, "Do ye think it's the light attractin' them?"