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?'
So God agreed.
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 agreed.
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 again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your
life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'
But man 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.
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?'
So God agreed.
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 agreed.
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 again.
On the fourth day, God created man and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your
life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'
But man 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.
That is the greatest thing ever! 
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