A Tale with a Moral

Published by: Ali on 14th Dec 2011 | View all blogs by Ali

An old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep shit 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 panther is about to leap, the oldGerman Shepherd exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more around here?"

Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.

"Whew!," says the panther, "That was close! That old German Shepherd 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 panther. So, off he goes.

The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther 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!"

Now, the old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the squirrel 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 squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another panther!"

Moral of this story...

Don't mess with the old dogs... Age and skill will always overcome youth and treachery!
Bull Shit and brilliance only come with age and experience.

Comments

12 Comments

  • JAY
    by JAY 5 months ago
    Brilliant! A great way to start the day :)
  • Tony
    by Tony 5 months ago
    Great story. I was a few sentences in, however, before I had to abandon the image of an elderly Teutonic sheep farmer running around in a forlorn attempt to catch a rabbit!
  • Captain Morgan
    by Captain Morgan 5 months ago
    This, on the surface, is just a lighthearted blog. But it gripped me more than anything I have ever read on the Cloud – in so few words, too.

    I’m not joking. I can’t stop smiling at it.

    Make this your first chapter and pen the next Animal Farm!
  • Ali
    by Ali 5 months ago
    I hope I haven't misled anyone, but I didn't write this, it was sent to me. Sorry.
    Glad you liked it.
  • JAY
    by JAY 5 months ago
    Still brilliant Ali, thanks for sharing :)
  • Kaz
    by Kaz 5 months ago
    LOVE IT! Made me chuckle :)))
  • MinxieAD
    by MinxieAD 5 months ago
    Brilliant tale! I love the moral in it.

    I can certainly vouch that canines do get more cunning with age!
  • Noodledoodle
    by Noodledoodle 5 months ago
    Ha!! I am guessing I'll have to wait a few more years ...
  • Ali
    by Ali 5 months ago
    I couldn't possibly comment...
  • Gerilyn
    by Gerilyn 5 months ago
    A great story!
  • Wrathnar the Unreasonable
    by Wrathnar the Unreasonable 5 months ago
    Great story, but I have to say Pnut Cat would never do something like that!
  • Mcallan
    by Mcallan 5 months ago
    Nice one Ali!...Something I can certainly relate to!
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