Posted Wednesday, October 5, 2005 @ 01:37 PM
Quick thinking
Marie Thibodeaux (an old maid) went on a picture-taking safari in Africa, taking along her old poodle for company.
The first day out in the jungle the old poodle wandered off chasing butterflies. The old poodle spotted a young leopard running full out toward him. Knowing that he could not out-run the leopard, the old dog begin to think. Looking around he spotted some old bones on the ground. He turned away from the approaching leopard and started chewing on the bones.
Just as the leopard was ready to leap on him, he announced loudly, "That sure was some good leopard, hope I can catch another one."
Upon hearing this the leopard stopped and tore off into the jungle. The leopard was in shock and said, "I'm lucky I didn't mess with that dog, I'd be his next meal for sure."
A monkey seeing the whole event and knowing that he would have to live in fear of the leopard decided to make a pact with the leopard. He took off in search of the leopard. The old poodle saw the monkey heading the same way the leopard went and figured something was up. Sure enough, the monkey spilled the beans and told the leopard all that happened.
The leopard went into a rage and told the monkey to get on his back and he would see what a leopard could do to an old dog. The poodle saw the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and knew he was in trouble. Again quickly thinking, he turned his back to the two and like before, just when the leopard was ready to pounce, exclaimed loudly, "I wonder where that monkey is that I sent off to find me another leopard."
