General Custer's troops had just come from a tremendous battle
with the Indians in which the Indians were badly defeated.

After the troops had left to return to the fort, the Indian chief
called his tribe together. "I must report on battle with white
man. There um good news and there um bad news."

"What um bad news, chief?" one of the Indians asked.

"We um very badly beaten by General Custer. They um burned down
our camp. Killed our women. Took our food supplies. We have um
nothing to eat throughout this winter except buffalo chips."

"If that um bad news, what is um good news?" asked another
Indian.

"Good news is there are plenty of buffalo."

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided
the answer to, "Where do pets come from?"

Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me
everyday. Now I don't see you anymore. I'm lonesome here and
it's difficult for me to remember how much you love me."

And God said, "No problem! 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
as I do, in spite of yourself."

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. 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, "No problem, 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.'"

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.

After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to
the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He
struts and preens like a peacock and he believes he is worthy of
adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved, but
perhaps too well."

And the Lord said, "No problem! I will create for him a companion
who will be with him forever and who will see him as he is. The
companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know
that he is not always worthy of adoration."

And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam. And Cat would not
obey Adam.

And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was
not the Supreme Being. And Adam learned humility.

And God was pleased.

And Adam was pleased.

And the Dog was pleased.

And the Cat didn't give a crap one way or the other.