Re: Change
Originally Posted by
spitfire
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Has anyone ever considered that a leopard may not want to change it's spots, or an Old Dog may not want to learn new tricks?.
I think you have a point Spittie, the leopard thought long & hard before agreeing to take on spots........
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Then the Ethiopian put his five fingers close together (there was plenty of black left on his new skin still) and pressed them all over the Leopard, and wherever the five fingers touched they left five little black marks, all close together. You can see them on any Leopard's skin you like, Best Beloved. Sometimes the fingers slipped and the marks got a little blurred; but if you look closely at any Leopard now you will see that there are always five spots--off five fat black finger-tips. 'Now you are a beauty!' said the Ethiopian. 'You can lie out on the bare ground and look like a heap of pebbles. You can lie out on the naked rocks and look like a piece of pudding-stone. You can lie out on a leafy branch and look like sunshine sifting through the leaves; and you can lie right across the centre of a path and look like nothing in particular. Think of that and purr!' "
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I don't like dogs so can't offer any views on their tricks, new or old. I wouldn't consider a dog even if it didn't poo.
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With apologies to Rudyard Kipling....