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 longtime 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...