Lior's+Myth

 Why Dog's Bark
Once upon a time, when there were only animals, there was a commotion in the woods. The animals were having a quarrel about food. “You took my lunch!!” said the fox.

“No I didn’t, I just borrowed it,” said the pig.

“ENOUGH!!!!” said the dog. “I THINK ALL OF YOU SHOULD STOP NOW!!! The pig and the fox were startled speechless.

“NOW,” said the dog, “I WANT TO HEAR BOTH OF YOUR STORIES.”

The pig and the fox started talking at the same time. “ONE AT TIME,” yelled the dog. The dog shouted so loud God could hear.

"HHMM, said god, “somebody needs to shut his trap!” “I will give him five minutes to stop yelling, and if he doesn’t I will put a spell to make him shut up." Five minutes later the dog was still yelling. By that time both the fox and the pig were crying out of fear. "ENOUGH!” yelled god.

The dog immediately stopped yelling. The dog cried out for help but hardly anyone heard, and if they did they didn’t care because nobody liked the dog. After 10 tries the dog got angry and started yelling. And to this day, the dog is still yelling but it sounds like barking.

That's why the dog barks.

The moral is if you yell and scream and are just plain mean you will be silenced forever.  Return to Oral Traditions Myths