Creation



God created the mule, and told him, "you will be a mule, working constantly
from dusk to dawn , carrying heavy loads on your back. You will eat grass
and lack intelligence. You will live for 40 years."

The mule answered. "To live like this for 40 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."

The dog responded. "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much.
Please, no more than 10 years."

And it was so.



God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are a monkey. You shall
swim from tree to tree, acting like an idiot. You will be funny, and you
shall live for 20 years."

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."

The man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little.
Please, Lord, give me the 20 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog
refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."

And it was so.



As so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years
as 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
leftovers. Finally, in old age, he will live 10 years as a monkey, acting
like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.