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?"
And God saw it was good.
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, again saw it was good.
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 it was good.
On the fourth day, God created humans and said,
"Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life.
For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human 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.* *
There is no need to thank me for this valuable
information. I'm doing it as a public service.
If you are looking for me, I will be on the
front porch.*
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?"
And God saw it was good.
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, again saw it was good.
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 it was good.
On the fourth day, God created humans and said,
"Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life.
For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the human 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.* *
There is no need to thank me for this valuable
information. I'm doing it as a public service.
If you are looking for me, I will be on the
front porch.*
