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A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful
pet dog along for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies
and before long he 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 dog thinks, "Boy, I'm in deep doo-doo 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 dog exclaims loudly, "Man,
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 dog 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 dog 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 dog 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 dog says, "Where's that
monkey. I just can never trust him. I sent him off half an hour ago
to bring me another leopard, and he's still not back!"
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