An old dog, a panther and a squirrel

We can all take a break once in a while and enjoy a good old-fashioned tale…





One day 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 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 panther is about to leap, the old German 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!
BS and brilliance only come with age and experience.

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3 responses to “An old dog, a panther and a squirrel”

  1. Mas Ayu

    Dear KY, I found this hilarious story on the internet (at http://www.thecatgallery.com/amazing_cat_stories.html) which made my day and people around actually gave me some strange looks like I am mad because I could suppress my laughter every time I think of the story, even while shopping!

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    Here goes:

    Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church.

    He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.

    The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten.

    He did all this, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten.

    But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke. The tree went "boing!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air – out of sight.

    The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten.

    No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping," and went on about his business.

    A few days later he was at the grocery store and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food.

    Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?"

    She replied, "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing.

    Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, "Well if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it?" (Can you see where this is heading?)

    She told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat.

    And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes.

    A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her."

    Never underestimate the Power of God and what may appear to be breaking on one end, is answering prayer on another.

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    IMPORTANT CAUTION TO ALL READERS: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CATAPULT ANY KITTEN INTO YOUR CAT HATING NEIGHBOUR'S GARDEN!

  2. Mas Ayu

    KY, here is another good one from the same site:

    ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A 12-year-old girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors, a policeman said Tuesday.

    The girl, missing for a week, had been taken by seven men who wanted to force her to marry one of them, said Sgt. Wondimu Wedajo, speaking by telephone from the provincial capital of Bita Genet, about 350 miles southwest of Addis Ababa.

    She was beaten repeatedly before she was found June 9 by police and relatives on the outskirts of Bita Genet, Wondimu said. She had been guarded by the lions for about half a day, he said.

    "They stood guard until we found her and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest," Wondimu said. If the lions had not come to her rescue, then it

    Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage." Tilahun Kassa, a local government official who corroborated Wondimu's version of the events, said one of the men had wanted to marry the girl against her wishes. "Everyone thinks this is some kind of miracle, because normally the lions would attack people," Wondimu said.

    Stuart Williams, a wildlife expert with the rural development ministry, said the girl may have survived because she was crying from the trauma of her attack.

    "A young girl whimpering could be mistaken for the mewing sound from a lion cub, which in turn could explain why they didn't eat her," Williams said.

    Ethiopia's lions, famous for their large black manes, are the country's national symbol and adorn statues and the local currency. Despite a recent crackdown, hunters also kill the animals for their skins, which can fetch $1,000. Williams estimates that only 1,000 Ethiopian lions remain in the wild.

    The girl, the youngest of four siblings, was "shocked and terrified" after her abduction and had to be treated for the cuts from her beatings. Police had caught four of the abductors and three were still at large.

    Kidnapping young girls has long been part of the marriage custom in Ethiopia. The United Nations estimates that more than 70 percent of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, practiced in rural areas where most of the country's 71 million people live.

    (submitted by Erin Harris GlitzQueen)

  3. Mas Ayu

    To share:

    A CAT'S PRAYER

    Although I am too proud to beg,

    and may appear to be a very independent creature,

    I ask for your loving care and attention.

    I rely on you for my well being much more than you may realize.

    This I promise you, my benefactor, that I will not be a burden on you
    nor will I demand more of you than you care to give.

    I will be a quiet peaceful island of serenity for you to gaze upon;

    a soft soothing body to caress,

    and I shall purr with pleasure to rest your weary ears.

    Since I am a gourmet who appreciates different taste sensations,

    I pray you will give me a variety of nutritious foods and fresh water daily.

    You know dear friend, how I love to go.

    Allow me, I pray, a warm sheltered place

    where I can rest peacefully and feel secure.

    If I am wounded in battle or suffering from disease,

    please tend me gently, and see that I am treated

    by loving and competent hands.

    Please protect me from the inhuman humans

    who would hurt and torture me for their own amusement.

    I am accustomed to your gentle touch and am not always suspicious

    nor swift enough to avoid such malicious acts.

    In my later years when my senses fail me

    and my infirmities become too great to bear,

    allow me the comfort and dignity that I desire for my closing days

    and help me gently in my pain or passing.

    Hear this prayer, my dear friend, my fate depends on you.

    (Author unknown)