Life Span

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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 d ay 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 s aid, "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 ne xt 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.