It is reported that the following edition of the Book of Genesis was
discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls. If authentic, it would shed light on
the question, "Where do pets come from?"
And Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you
walked with me everyday. Now I do not see you
anymore. I am lonesome here and it is 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
know I love you, even when you cannot see me.
Regardless of how selfish and childish and
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, "But Lord, I
have already named all the animals in the Kingdom
and all the good names are taken 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 no one has taught him humility."
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 worthy of adoration."
And God created CAT.
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 greatly improved.
And Dog wagged his tail.
And Cat did not care
one way or the other.
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