Icebergs, storytelling, monkeys and wiener dogs

I just received this, I would change the leopard to a cheetah and I wonder
about that wealthy man on safari, the big cat may yet have his lunch.
Daniel

A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet
dachshund along for company.

One day, the dachshund starts chasing butterflies and before long the
dachshund discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about, he notices a
leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of
having lunch.

The dachshund thinks "OK, I'm in deep trouble now!"

Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles
down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the
leopard is about to leap, the dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one
delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?"

Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of
terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees.

"Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That dachshund 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 dachshund saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and
figured 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 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 dachshund 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.

Just when they get close enough to hear, the dachshund says, "Where's that
monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard."

IT ISN'T THE KNOWLEDGE... IT IS WHAT YOU DO WITH IT!
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Received on Tue Aug 19 14:07:32 2003