constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy loads on your back. You
will eat grass and lack intelligence. You will live for 35 years."
The mule answered, "To live like this for 35 years is too much.
Please, give me no more than 20."
And it was so.
Then God created the dog, and told him, "You are dog. 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 30 years."
The dog responded, "Lord, to live 30 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 monkey. You shall
swing 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 15 years the mule refused, the 20 years the
dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."
And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 15
years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back. Then,
he is to have children and live 20 years as a dog, guarding his house
and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry; then, in his old
age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his
grandchildren.
And it is so...
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