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> A wealthy old Gentleman decides to go on a
> hunting safari in Africa, taking his
> faithful,elderly Jack Russell named Killer, along
> for the company.
>
> One day the old Jack Russell starts chasing
> rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost.
> Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading
> rapidly in his direction with the intention of
> having lunch.
>
> The old Jack Russell thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in
> deep doo-doo now!" Noticing some bones on the ground
> close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the
> bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as
> the leopard is about to leap, the old Jack Russell
> exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious
> leopard! I wonder if there are any more around
> here?"
>
> Hearing this, the young leopard halts his
> attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over
> him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!", says
> the leopard, "That was close! That old Jack Russell
> nearly had me!"
>
> Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the
> whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put
> this knowledge to good use and trade it for
> protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the
> old Jack Russell sees him heading after the leopard
> with great speed, and figures that something must be
> up.
>
> The monkey soon catches up with the leopard,
> spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with
> the leopard.
>
> The young leopard is furious at being made a
> fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back and
> see what's going to happen to that conniving canine!
>
> Now, the old Jack Russell sees the leopard
> coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What
> am I going to do now?", but instead of running, the
> dog sits down with his back to his attackers,
> pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when
> they get close enough to hear, the old Jack Russell
> says...
>
> "Where's that damn monkey? I sent him off an
> hour ago to bring me another leopard!
>
> Moral of this story....
>
> Don't mess with the old dogs...age and skill
> will always overcome youth and treachery! Bullshit
> and brilliance only come with age and experience.

Is this an allegory for something? I wonder.