
An old German Shepherd dog was chasing rabbits and squirrels
one day when he saw a mountain lion heading rapidly in his
direction with the intention of having him for lunch.
The old dog quickly realized he was in deep, deep trouble.
Noticing some bones on the ground nearby, he immediately settled
down and started chewing on the bones with his back to the
approaching mountain lion. Just as the mountain lion was about to
leap on him, the old dog said loudly,
"Wow that was a very delicious mountain lion! I wonder if there are
any more mountain lions around here."
Hearing this, the young mountain lion stopped his attack in midair
with a look of terror, and slinked quietly away in the trees.
"Whew!" said the mountain lion, "That was close! That old dog nearly had me!"
Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from
a nearby tree, figured he could put this knowledge to good use and
trade it for some protection from the old dog. So, off he went.
The squirrel soon caught up with the mountain lion, spilled the beans
and struck a deal for protection from the old dog with the mountain lion.
The young mountain lion was furious at being made a fool of and said,
"Squirrel, hop on my back and you’ll get to see what's going to happen
to that lying old dog!"
When the old dog saw the fast-of-foot mountain lion racing toward him
with the squirrel on his back he thought, "What in the Hell am I going to
do now?" But instead of running, the old dog just sat down with his back
to the mountain lion, pretending he hadn't seen them, and when they got
close enough to hear, the old dog said...
"Where's that damn squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to find me another
mountain lion to eat!"
Moral of this story...
Don't mess with an old dog... Age and skill will always overcome youth
and treachery! ******** and brilliance comes only with age and experience.
Uncle Al


