Dove
DC Grandma
>
>Old Dogs
>
>An old dog gets lost in a jungle. Wandering about, he notices a young
>Leopard heading in his direction, with the intention of having lunch.
The
>old dog
>thinks, "Oh, oh! Here comes trouble!" Spotting some bones on the
ground
>close by, he quickly sits down to chew on a bone, with his back to
the
>approaching cat.
>
>Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims loudly, "Boy,
that
>was
>one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
>
>Hearing this, the leopard aborts his attack, practically in
mid-strike.
>With
>a
>look of terror he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", he says, That
was
>close!
>That old dog nearly had me!"
>
>Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a
nearby
>tree
>figures he can trade this knowledge for protection from the leopard.
So
>off
>he goes, but the old dog sees him heading after the leopard, and
figures
>that
>something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard,
spills
>the beans, and strikes a deal for himself.
>
>The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here,
>monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that
conniving
>canine!"
>
>The old dog sees the leopard coming, with the monkey on his back. But
>instead of running, he sits down again with his back to his
attackers,
>pretending
>he hasn't seen them yet. Just when they get close enough to hear the
old
>rascal loudly says: "Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour
ago
>to bring
>me another leopard!"
>
>
>
>Moral(s) of this story:
>
>1.) Age and treachery will always overcome youth, skill and idealism.
>
>2.) Bull and brilliance only come with age and experience.
>
>3.) Don't mess with senior citizens.
>
>Old Dogs
>
>An old dog gets lost in a jungle. Wandering about, he notices a young
>Leopard heading in his direction, with the intention of having lunch.
The
>old dog
>thinks, "Oh, oh! Here comes trouble!" Spotting some bones on the
ground
>close by, he quickly sits down to chew on a bone, with his back to
the
>approaching cat.
>
>Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims loudly, "Boy,
that
>was
>one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
>
>Hearing this, the leopard aborts his attack, practically in
mid-strike.
>With
>a
>look of terror he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", he says, That
was
>close!
>That old dog nearly had me!"
>
>Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a
nearby
>tree
>figures he can trade this knowledge for protection from the leopard.
So
>off
>he goes, but the old dog sees him heading after the leopard, and
figures
>that
>something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard,
spills
>the beans, and strikes a deal for himself.
>
>The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here,
>monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that
conniving
>canine!"
>
>The old dog sees the leopard coming, with the monkey on his back. But
>instead of running, he sits down again with his back to his
attackers,
>pretending
>he hasn't seen them yet. Just when they get close enough to hear the
old
>rascal loudly says: "Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour
ago
>to bring
>me another leopard!"
>
>
>
>Moral(s) of this story:
>
>1.) Age and treachery will always overcome youth, skill and idealism.
>
>2.) Bull and brilliance only come with age and experience.
>
>3.) Don't mess with senior citizens.
>
