Subject: Of Dogs, Leopards And Monkeys... {Insp}
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Jun 03 2001 - 03:03:19 EDT
"Of Dogs, Leopards And Monkeys..."
In life, there are dogs, leopards and monkeys. We
just have to decide which we are. Here is the tale
to explain the difference:
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa.
He took his faithful pet dog along for company. One
day the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long
he discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about he
notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with
the obvious intention of having him for lunch.
The dog thinks, "Boy, I'm in deep doo doo now."
Then he noticed some bones on the ground close
by, and immediately settles down to chew on the
bones with his back to the approaching cat.
Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims
loudly, "Man, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder
if there are any more around here?"
Hearing this the leopard halts his attack in mid stride,
as a look of terror comes over him, he slinks away
into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was
close. That dog nearly had me."
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the
whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put
this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection
from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the dog saw
him heading after the leopard with great speed, and
figured that something must be up.
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard,
spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with
the leopard. The cat is furious at being made a fool
and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see
what's going to happen to that conniving canine."
Now the dog sees the leopard coming with the
monkey on his back, and thinks, "What am I going
to do now?"
But instead of running, the dog sits down with his
back to his attackers pretending he hasn't seen
them yet. And just when they get close enough to
hear, the dog says, "Where's that monkey? I just
can never trust him! I sent him off half an hour ago
to bring me another leopard, and he's still not back!!"
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