the old poodle
The Old Poodle
>> >
>> > A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking
>> > her
>> > faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.
>> >
>> > One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles
>> > discovers that she's lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard
> heading
>> > rapidly in her direction with the intention of having lunch.
>> >
>> > The old poodle thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing some
>> > bones on the ground close by, she immediately settles down to chew on
> the
>> > bones with her back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
>> > about
>> to
>> > leap, the old poodle 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 poodle 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 poodle 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 poodle 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 her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn't seen
>> > them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle
>> says:
>> > 'Where's that dang monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me
> another
>> > leopard!'
>> >
>> > Moral of this story..
>> >
>> > Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome
>> > youth
>> and
>> > skill! Brilliance only come with age and experience!
>> >
>> > If you don't send this to five old friends right away there will be
>> > five
>> > fewer people laughing in the world.
>> >
>> >
>> > A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking
>> > her
>> > faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company.
>> >
>> > One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles
>> > discovers that she's lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard
> heading
>> > rapidly in her direction with the intention of having lunch.
>> >
>> > The old poodle thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo now!' Noticing some
>> > bones on the ground close by, she immediately settles down to chew on
> the
>> > bones with her back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
>> > about
>> to
>> > leap, the old poodle 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 poodle 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 poodle 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 poodle 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 her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn't seen
>> > them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old poodle
>> says:
>> > 'Where's that dang monkey? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me
> another
>> > leopard!'
>> >
>> > Moral of this story..
>> >
>> > Don't mess with old farts...age and treachery will always overcome
>> > youth
>> and
>> > skill! Brilliance only come with age and experience!
>> >
>> > If you don't send this to five old friends right away there will be
>> > five
>> > fewer people laughing in the world.
>> >
