Once upon a time, there was a cat who died. When she got to heaven, God asked
her how she liked being on earth. She told the Lord that it was awful, she
had to sleep in cold back alleys where there was no food and life was hard.
God told her that he was sorry it had had turned out that way but here, in
heaven, she would be happy and He would give her the most comfortable, warm
pillow to sleep on. The cat laid down upon the pillow and was happy.
A few days later, about a dozen mice that came to heaven
together and God asked them how they had liked earth.
Earth was no better for them than it was the cat.
They explained to God that it was tough and exhausting
and their feet were worn out from always running from
cats and dogs and people. God felt bad for the mice and
decided to give them rollerskates.
One day God sees the cat again and asked her how she
was liking heaven. She explained that it was absolutely
wonderful. The pillow he gave her was the most comfortable
place that she had ever slept on, but even better than
the pillow were the meals on wheels.
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