One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long,
discovers that he's lost.
Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with
the intention of having lunch.
The old German Shepherd thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing
some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on
the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one
delicious leopard! I wonder, if there are any more around here?'
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of
terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!' says the
leopard, 'That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!'
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby
tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for
protection from the leopard. So, off he goes, but the old German Shepherd
sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that
something must be up.
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a
deal for himself with the leopard.
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!
Now, the old German Shepherd sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his
back and thinks, 'What am I going to do now?' But instead of running, the
dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen
them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German
Shepherd says...
'Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another
leopard!'
Moral of this story ...
Don't mess with the old dogs... age and skill will always overcome youth
and treachery! brilliance only comes with age and experience. Then there
is knowing without knowing. That the moon is not a moon. And that makes
it all worthwhile.
discovers that he's lost.
Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with
the intention of having lunch.
The old German Shepherd thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing
some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on
the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one
delicious leopard! I wonder, if there are any more around here?'
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of
terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!' says the
leopard, 'That was close! That old German Shepherd nearly had me!'
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby
tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for
protection from the leopard. So, off he goes, but the old German Shepherd
sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that
something must be up.
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a
deal for himself with the leopard.
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!
Now, the old German Shepherd sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his
back and thinks, 'What am I going to do now?' But instead of running, the
dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen
them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German
Shepherd says...
'Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another
leopard!'
Moral of this story ...
Don't mess with the old dogs... age and skill will always overcome youth
and treachery! brilliance only comes with age and experience. Then there
is knowing without knowing. That the moon is not a moon. And that makes
it all worthwhile.