Friday, 26 September 2008 at 01:02

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 the 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*