Post by DarkenedSoul on Oct 9, 2006 20:33:04 GMT -6
> > On the first day, God created the dog and said:
> > "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or
> > walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
> >
> > The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years
> > and I'll give you back the other ten?"
> >
> > So God agreed.
> >
> > On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
> > "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you
> > a
> > twenty-year life span."
> >
> > The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long
> > time
> > to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?"
> >
> > And God agreed.
> >
> > On the third day, God created the cow and said:
> > "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under
> > the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For
> > this,
> > I will give you a life span of sixty years."
> >
> > The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty
> > years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
> >
> > And God agreed again.
> >
> > On the fourth day, God created man and said:
> > "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you
> > twenty
> > years."
> >
> > But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty,
> > the
> > forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the
> > dog
> > gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
> >
> > "Okay," said God, "You asked for it."
> >
> > So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
> > ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
> > family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
> > grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
> > bark at everyone.
> >
> > Life has now been explained to you
> > "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or
> > walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
> >
> > The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years
> > and I'll give you back the other ten?"
> >
> > So God agreed.
> >
> > On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
> > "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you
> > a
> > twenty-year life span."
> >
> > The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long
> > time
> > to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?"
> >
> > And God agreed.
> >
> > On the third day, God created the cow and said:
> > "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under
> > the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For
> > this,
> > I will give you a life span of sixty years."
> >
> > The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty
> > years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
> >
> > And God agreed again.
> >
> > On the fourth day, God created man and said:
> > "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you
> > twenty
> > years."
> >
> > But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty,
> > the
> > forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the
> > dog
> > gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
> >
> > "Okay," said God, "You asked for it."
> >
> > So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy
> > ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our
> > family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
> > grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
> > bark at everyone.
> >
> > Life has now been explained to you
