"All this noise and racket, " thought farmer, "just because I made a silly joke about chickens pecking at Mister. Now I know ! No more silly jokes !"
Turning toward his dog, farmer said, "Mister, I'm sorry. No need to worry anymore. I won't have the chickens peck at you at all."
"Thank you," thought Mister with great relief. "I won't have to bark at them anymore. How nice !"
And so it was that Peace was restored upon farmer's land.
Everyone at the farm would remember and talk about this day for years to come. About how silly jokes can cause big misunderstandings and can cause friends to become afraid of each other. About how much better it is to always speak in Truth.