AzSlim
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> 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.
>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.
