[Vision2020] Where Do Dogs and Cats Come From?

[Tom Hansen]

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer
to the question "Where do dogs and cats come from?"

1. Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the Garden, you walked with me every
day. Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here and it is difficult
for me to remember how much you love me."

2. And God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be with you
forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will
love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish
or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and
will love you in spite of yourself."

3. And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam. And it was a
good animal. And God was pleased. And the new animal was pleased to be
with Adam and he wagged his tail.

4. And Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the
Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal." And God said,
"Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for
you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him
DOG."

5. And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And
Adam was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged
his tail.

6. After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said,
"Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preens
like a peacock and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has
indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well."

7. And the Lord said, "I will create a companion for them who will be with
them forever and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind
them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always
worthy of adoration." And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and
Eve.

8. And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's
eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings. And Adam
and Eve learned humility. And God was pleased. And they were greatly
improved. And Dog was happy. And Cat didn't care one way or the other.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but
deteriorate the cat."

- Mark Twain