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?"Surprised, 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 lifespan."The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. Suppose 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 going to be a hard 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; making it eighty then?""Okay," God said. "You asked for it."So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoyourselves. 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 thegrandchildren, And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
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40 years as a dolphin would have bean better. he he
Ive never personally had dolphins in my animal collections but I have been associated with them through a collegue who both he and his wife used to train them and my vet who used to specialise in their health (in captivity) which allowed me to have fairly close contact with them on occasions. periodically feeding a Killer whale was something else. Of course, as you will, I have been visited by them on voyages and the first time you watch them close upon you to swim effortlessly in your wake is a miracle and forever remembered. however dont bother to rush back and grab a camera to take photos as I haven`t yet seen a decent photo taken at this very moment showing anything other than a bit of fin or a back or a head. just sit there and miracle in one of natures greatest creations.
hAVE YOU ALREADY READ ANY OF MICKIEWICZ'S WRITTING OR SHOULD I HELP YOU WITH SEARCHING FOR IT?
ACTUALLY, I'VE NEVER LIKED HIS POEMS BUT WHO KNOWS PERHAPS YOU'LL LIKE THEM...
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Hi Yvonne! I would like that very much if you know of or can find a site where he has been translated I would like to read some of his works.
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