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 long time
> 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, and 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.
>
> There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as
> a public service