SPIRITual

[Guest guest]

In a small country pub, all the patrons became quite used to

the pub owners little dog being around the bar, so were

quite upset when one day the little dog died.

 

Everyone met to decide how they could remember the little

dog. The decision was to cut off his tail and stick it up

behind the bar to remind everyone of the little dog's wagging

tail.

 

The little dog went up to heaven and was about to run through

the pearly gates when he was stopped by Saint Peter, who

questioned the little dog as to where he was going.

 

The little dog said "I have been a good dog - so I am going

into heaven where I belong!". Saint Peter replied "Heaven is

a place of perfection, you can not come into heaven without a

tail, where is your tail?"

 

The little dog explained the what had happened back on earth.

St Peter told the little dog to go back down to earth and

retrieve his tail. The little dog protested that it was now

the middle of the night on earth, but St Peter would not

change his mind.

 

So the little dog went back down to earth and scratched on

the door of the pub until the bartender who lived upstairs

came down and opened the door.

 

"My goodness, it is the spirit of the little dog. What can I

do for you?" said the bartender. The little dog explained

that he wasn't allowed into heaven without his tail, and he

needed it back. The bartender replied "I would really like to

help you, but my liquor license doesn't allow me to retail

spirits after hours!"