A succession of generations
The village blacksmith finally found an apprentice willing to work hard at low pay for long hours. The blacksmith immediately began his instructions to the lad, "When I take the shoe out of the fire, I'll lay it on the anvil; and when I nod my head, you hit it with this hammer." The apprentice did just as he told. Now he's the village blacksmith.

Bang Bang!
Q: What goes, "clip clop, clip clop, bang! bang! bang!
clippity clop, clippity clop?"

A: A drive by shooting in an amish neighborhood!