English joke: Hogarth (Hogarth)

The great painter was asked，one day to paint a picture of“Pharaoh crossing the Red Sea”．A little while after the picture had been menced， a hitch arose over the fee，and Hogarth found that he would have to plete the mission for about half the sum he expected． When the work was pleted， the patron was asked to e and inspect it．As a matter of fact，the picture was just one daub of brilliant red． “What's this？ ” exclaimed the purchaser．I asked for theRed Sea， on the occasion of the celebrated passage．” “That's it，”replied Hogarth． “But，where are the Israelites？” “They are all gone over．” “Where are the Egyptians？” One day, the great painter was asked to draw a picture of Pharaoh crossing the Red Sea. Shortly after the painting began, there was a problem with the reward. Hodis found that after finishing the painting, he could only get about half of the money he wanted. When the work was finished, the customer was invited to see the painting. In fact, this painting is just a bright red daubed at random. "What is this?" The buyer shouted. "What I want is the Red Sea, which is the famous voyage." "Here it is," Hogarth replied. "But where are the Israelis?" "They have all crossed over." "Where are the Egyptians?" "They all drowned."