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A man was vacationing in the Florida Keys, and stopped at one of the many shops along the street. Tucked back in a corner he spotted a full sized brass sculpture of a rat, with a $15 price tag. He realized that the scrap value of the brass, alone, was worth more than $15, so he picked it up and walked to the owner. "Sure, it's only $15, but it will cost you $350 more for the story behind it", the owner said. The man, thinking only of the scrap value, just paid the $15 and left.

As he walked along the street, he passed a sewer grate, and a rat jumped out and began following him. He walked faster, and faster, but every time he passed an alley, sewer, or garbage can more rats would jump out and follow him. Soon he was running, with dozens of rats right behind. Frightened, he ran out on a nearby causeway, and in the middle he threw the brass rat over the edge. The rats jumped over as well, and drowned in the ocean.

The man ran back to the store, and went inside, breathless. The owner looked at him and said: "I knew you'd be back for the rest of the story."

"He!! no!", he replied, "I want to buy a brass lawyer!"