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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?"
    And God saw it was good.
    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,
    again saw it was good.
    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 it
    was good.
    On the fourth 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.
 
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