Government surveyors came to
Ole's farm in the fall and asked if
they could do some surveying. Ole agreed and Lena
even served them a nice meal at noon time. The next spring, the two
surveyors stopped by and told Ole,

"Because you were so kind to us, we wanted to give you this bad news in
person instead of by letter.
Ole replied, "What's the bad news? The surveyors
stated, "Well, after our work we discovered your farm is not in Minnesota , but is actually in South Dakota !"
Ole looked at them and
said," That's the best news I have heard in a long time. Why I just
told
Lena this morning, I don't think I can take another winter in
Minnesota."