Accountant to the King

Day 1,453, 04:09 • Published in South Africa South Africa • by Luc Praetor


A parody, not to be taken seriously

Years ago, a female accountant was referred to help the King of Saudi Arabia sort out some rather bad accounting issues. The King accepted the referral, and flew the accountant to Saudi Arabia.

After sorting out the issue, the accountant managed to save the King a fortune which would have gone to waste. Having finished, the accountant left the King's Palace for the airport, but before she could leave the King stopped her and asked, "I want to give you a gift for coming all this way and resolving this issue. Anything you want, what can I get you?"

The accountant, suprised, shrugged, "Oh, no. Don't get me anything. I was just doing my job. You've been more than gracious to me on my visit."

The King was adamant, and replied, "No, I must insist on giving you something to reward you for this great service."

As the account realised that the King really wanted to do this, she said, "Okay, thank you. I've always wanted to learn to play golf. I would really like a set of golf clubs."

For a moment the King frowned, but bid her farewell.

Months later, having almost forgotten about her work in Saudi Arabia, the accountant received a certified letter from the Saudi King. In the letter, the King explained, "I am so sorry to have taken such a long time to achieve your request. I have managed to find twelve golf clubs, but unfortunately only seven of them have swimming pools."
~ A joke consumed for eRepublik use