Thankyou to 'nuts for Star Wars' for telling me about this joke, and thank you also for letting me use it. Here it is! (but of course it has been Tamora-Pierce-ified).
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Kel, Neal, and Cleon are out hunting. It's winter and game is scarce.
Kel says "I bet I can bag a bear in one hour flat."
"In your dreams", mutters Cleon.
"Wait and see", replies Kel.
An hour later she's bagged a bear. When the other two ask her how she did it, she says smugly "I followed the tracks."
"Well", declares Neal, "I bet that I can get a bear in half that time.
"Yeah, sure you can," say Kel and Cleon.
"Watch me", says Neal, and walks off.
Half an hour later, he's bagged a bear too! When asked how he did it, he also says "I followed the tracks."
"Fine then," says Cleon, not to be outdone. "I'll be back with my bear in five minutes."
Kel and Neal exchange glances, and shake their heads. Cleon storms off in search of a bear.
He returns five minutes later – only, without a bear. Instead, he has returned with some nasty injuries. When asked what happened, he says "I followed the tracks, but I got hit by a train!"
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Before you flame me, yes, I know that there are no trains in Tortall. Use your imaginations! I like this joke and wanted to include it. Please R/R!
~ Pippa ~
Also, to all of you who said that Sandry has brown hair, I checked it (admittedly, on Wikipedia) and you were right. So I apologise for making her the blonde in the jokes, that's simply the way she is in my mind. And just because her hair really is brown doesn't mean I'll stop making her the blonde one either :P