He was about to go next door when he saw the Gardener pick up the egg. The Farmer ran up to the Gardener and told him that the egg belonged to him because he owned the hen. The Gardener disagreed because the egg was laid on his property.

They argued for a while until finally the Farmer said, "In my family we normally solve disputes by the following actions: I kick you in the balls and time how long it takes you to get back up, then you kickme in the balls and time how long it takes for me to get up, whomever gets up quicker wins the egg."

The Gardener agreed to this and so the Farmer found his heaviest pair of boots and put them on, he took a few steps back, then ran toward the Gardener and kicked as hard as he could in the balls. The Gardener fell to the floor clutching his nuts howling in agony for 30 minutes.

Eventually the Gardener stood up and said, "Now it's my turn to kick you."

The Farmer said, "Keep the damn egg!"