And God Created...
..the mule, and told him: "You will be Mule,
working constantly from dawn to dusk, carrying heavy loads on
your back. You will eat grass and you will lack intelligence.
You will live for 50 years."
The mule answered: "To live like this for 50 years is too much.
Please, give me no more than 20." And it was so.
Then God created the dog, and told him: "You will hold vigilance
over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest
companion. You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years."
And the dog responded: "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog is too
much. Please, no more than 10 years." And it was so.
God then created the monkey, and told him: "You are Monkey. You
will swing from tree to tree, acting like a clown. You will be
funny, and you shall live for 20 years."
And the monkey responded: "Lord to live 20 years as the clown of
the world is too much. Please, Lord, give me no more than 10
years." And it was so.
Finally, God created Man and told him: "You are Man, the only
rational being that walks the earth. You will use your intelligence
to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate
the earth and live for 20 years."
And the man responded: "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too
little. Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the
15 years the dog didn't want, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."
And it was so.
And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live
30 years like a mule, working and carrying heavy loads on his
back. Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog,
guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the
pantry; then, in his old age, live 10 years more as a monkey,
acting like a clown to amuse his grandchildren.
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