An Englishman, a Frenchman, and a Scotsman shipwrecked on an island in the South Pacific and were set upon by the cannibal natives. The chief told the men they could each have one last request before they were killed.

The Englishman asked for a sumptuous meal of roasted pig. The natives fed him a pig and then killed, cooked and ate him, and made his skin into a canoe.

The Frenchman asked to make love to the most beautiful maiden on the island. The natives brought him a very pretty young girl, who led him into a hut. Hours later, the Frenchman stepped out of the hut and the natives then killed, cooked and ate him, and made his skin into a canoe.

The Scotsman was asked what he wanted for his last request. He said that he only wanted a sharp pointed stick. The natives were puzzled but gave him a sharp pointed stick. The Scotsman thanked them, then took the stick and repeatedly poked holes in himself, all over his body, and said, "Ye'll nae be making a canoe out of me!"