On the first day, God created the dog and said:[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]or [FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]years [FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]and I'll give you back the other ten?'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]So God agreed.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]On the second day, God created the monkey and said:[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]you [FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]a twenty-year life span.'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]And God agreed.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]On the third day, God created the cow and said:[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]under [FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]sixtyyears. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]And God agreed again.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]On the fourth day, God created man and said:[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]twenty years.'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]But man said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty,[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]the [FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']

[/FONT]bark at everyone.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]Life has now been explained to you.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']



[/FONT]There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]it as a public service.[FONT='Tahoma','sans-serif']
[/FONT]