Once upon a time there lived a large shaggy dog. The dog lived through many hardships in its life and developed a rough outer coat over time. Despite it’s occasional suffering the dog was resilient and while impossible to train, generally good natured.
Upon the dog there lived a colony of fleas. The colony was expansive, organized, and covered much territory upon the dog. Occasionally, the colony caused the dog discomfort but generally, the dog was oblivious to its enumerable guests. When the dog felt noticeable discomfort from the colony’s many activities and antics, it would scratch…creating widespread chaos throughout the colony and occasionally, closing the colony's many airports.
One day the colony agreed amongst its elders that it was time to honor all that the dog had given the colony. The colony would, from this day forward, honor the dog with a great celebration each flea new year. Normal activities that caused the dog displeasure would be prohibited and the fleas would sit together, in harmony, and praise their resolve to keep the dog clean and happy. This brought much peace amongst the fleas and even inspired them to song.
Early in the next flea new year, the shaggy dog felt great angst and shook wildly, destroying the great flea colony. After the shaking, the shaggy dog felt better and went for a great walk through the forest. Unbeknownst to the shaggy dog, several forest ticks attached themselves to its underbelly.
Happy Earth Day
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