Récemment on a
découvert
un manuscrit
du livre de Genèse
dans lequel est décrit
l'origine de nos animaux
favoris.
Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were
in the garden, you walked with us
every day. Now we do not see you anymore.
We are lonesome here and it is difficult
for us to remember
how much you love us."
And God said: "No problem! I will
create
a companion for you who will be
with you 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
yourselves."
And God created a new animal to be a
companion
for Adam and Eve. And it
was a good animal. And God was pleased.
And the new animal was pleased to
be with Adam and Eve, 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 Eve and was
a companion to them
and loved them. And they were comforted.
And God was pleased.
And Dog was content and wagged his tail.
After a while, it came to pass that an
angel came to the Lord and said:
"Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled
with pride. They strut and preen
like peacocks and they believe they are
worthy of adoration. Dog has
indeed taught them that they are loved,
but perhaps too well."
And God said: "No problem! I will
create
for a companion who will be with
them and who will see them as they are.
The companion will remind them of their
limitations
so they will know that they are not always
worthy of adoration."
And God created CAT to be a companion
for
Adam and Eve
. And Cat would not obey them. 
And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's
eyes, they were reminded
that they were not the supreme beings.
And Adam and Eve learned humility.
And they were greatly improved.
And God was pleased.
And Dog was happy.
And Cat didn't give a damn one way or the other.