Thanks to: P. D. H. USA.

Farmer Emmitt had just finished cutting up hog meat when he gave his wife two hams and said, "Cora take these two hams and put them up for hard times." Cora took the hams and put them in the freezer. One week later while Cora was sitting on the porch, an old truck pulled up and a man with an unfamiliar face got out. The man said, "Hello there Cora, how's it going." Cora replied, "Do I know you?" The man said, "You should, I'm very popular around here. They call me Hard Time." Cora jumped up and said, hold on a minute I got a package for you. She ran in the kitchen grabbed the two hams and gave them to the man. The man said well thank you Mrs. Cora that's rather nice of you, then left. A couple of days later Emmitt asked Cora about cooking one of those hams he gave her to put up for hard times. Cora said, "Hard Time done came and got the hams already and it wouldn't be right to ask for one back!"

农夫艾密特杀完猪,留了二个猪大腿给他妻子,说,"考拉,把这二个猪腿留起来给困难时期用."考拉拿过猪腿,把它们放在冰箱里. 一个星期以后,考拉正坐在门口的时候,来了一辆破推车,一个陌生面孔的男人拉着它. 男人说:" 你好,考拉!你好吗?" 考拉回答:"我认识你吗?"男人说;"你应该认识呀,我在这一带很有名的,他们都叫我困难时期." 考拉跳了起来,说等一下,我有一包东西要给你. 她跑进厨房,抓起那二个猪腿,出去给了那个男人. 男人说非常感谢你考拉太太,你太好心了,然后离开了. 过了一些天后,艾密特叫考拉把留着的二个猪腿中的一个煮了.考拉说,"困难时期来过了,我已经把猪腿给他了.怎么还可以拿一个回来?"