On Saturday evening we spent the evening celebrating Wild Dog at a magical Safari Soiree fundraiser for the Wild Dog of Zimbabwe. It put us in mind of this little story about a Wild Dog which was sent to us by a friend. Enjoy!
One day, not very
long ago, a very old and decrepit Wild Dog starts chasing rabbits in the
veldt and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a
young lion heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old wild dog thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep trouble 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 lion is about to leap, the old wild dog exclaims loudly,
The old wild dog thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep trouble 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 lion is about to leap, the old wild dog exclaims loudly,
"Boy, that was one delicious lion! I wonder, if there are any more around
here?"
Hearing this, the young lion halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him, and he slinks away into the trees.
"Whew!," says the young lion, "That was close! That old wild dog nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a squirrel 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 lion, so off he goes.
The squirrel soon catches up with the lion, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the lion.
The young lion is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!"
Soon the old wild dog sees the lion coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, "Oh hell, 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. Just when they get close enough to hear, the old wild dog says...
"Where's that damn squirrel now? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another lion!"
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with the Wild Dogs... Old age and Treachery will always overcome Youth and Skill, ... and Bull Shit and Brilliance only come with old age and experience.
Hearing this, the young lion halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him, and he slinks away into the trees.
"Whew!," says the young lion, "That was close! That old wild dog nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a squirrel 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 lion, so off he goes.
The squirrel soon catches up with the lion, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the lion.
The young lion is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!"
Soon the old wild dog sees the lion coming with the squirrel on his back and thinks, "Oh hell, 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. Just when they get close enough to hear, the old wild dog says...
"Where's that damn squirrel now? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another lion!"
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with the Wild Dogs... Old age and Treachery will always overcome Youth and Skill, ... and Bull Shit and Brilliance only come with old age and experience.
Greetings from the Amish community of Lebanon Pennsylvania. I'm just stopping at Radom blogs and checking them out, and wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and New years. Richard from Amish Stories.
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