On the sixth 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. > Also on the sixth 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. > > Also on the sixth 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. > Also on the sixth 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 >
