> >On the first day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door
of
> >your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you
a
> >life span of twenty years."
> >The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll
> >give you back the other ten." So God agreed.
> >
> >On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do
> >monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
> >The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't
think
> >so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God
> >agreed.
> >
> >
> >On the third day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field
> >with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and
give
> >milk to support the farmer. 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. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty." And God
> >agreed again.
> >
> >
> >On the forth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and
> >enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years."
> >
> >
> >
> >Man said, "What? Only twenty years! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty,
and
> >the forty the cow gave back and the ten the monkey gave back and the ten
> >the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
> >
> >"Okay," said God, "You've got a deal."
> >
> >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.
>
of
> >your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you
a
> >life span of twenty years."
> >The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll
> >give you back the other ten." So God agreed.
> >
> >On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do
> >monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
> >The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't
think
> >so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God
> >agreed.
> >
> >
> >On the third day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field
> >with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and
give
> >milk to support the farmer. 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. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty." And God
> >agreed again.
> >
> >
> >On the forth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and
> >enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years."
> >
> >
> >
> >Man said, "What? Only twenty years! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty,
and
> >the forty the cow gave back and the ten the monkey gave back and the ten
> >the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
> >
> >"Okay," said God, "You've got a deal."
> >
> >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.
>
