Cat in Heaven
Disclaimer: a light joke about religion. No offence meant.
A German shepherd, a Doberman and a cat died.
In heaven, they met with God, who wanted to know what they believed in. The German shepherd said "I believe in discipline and loyalty to my master."
"Good" said God; "You may sit on my right side."
The Doberman said "I believe in the care and protection of my master."
"Aha, you may sit on my left," said God.
Then God looked at the cat and said "and what do you believe in?"
The cat replied "Creio que está sentado no meu lugar.I believe you are sitting in my seat."
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The Plus version of this story
Um pastor alemão*, um doberman e um gato morreram.No céu*, encontraram-se com Deus, que queria saber no que acreditavam. O pastor alemão disse: "Acredito* na disciplina e lealdade ao meu dono". "Bom" disse Deus; "Podes sentar-te do meu lado direito*." O Doberman disse "Acredito no cuidado e na proteção do meu dono". "Aha, podes sentar-te à minha esquerda*," disse Deus. Então Deus olhou para o gato e disse "E tu, em que acreditas?" O gato respondeu "Acredito que está sentado no meu lugar*."A German shepherd, a Doberman and a cat died.In heaven, they met with God, who wanted to know what they believed in. The German shepherd said "I believe in discipline and loyalty to my master." "Good" said God; "You may sit on my right side." The Doberman said "I believe in the care and protection of my master." "Aha, you may sit on my left," said God. Then God looked at the cat and said "and what do you believe in?" The cat replied "I believe you are sitting in my seat.”
🔎 Words in this story
✴️ Alemão (german)
This is the masculine singular form of the word “german.”
The plural form is “alemães” and the feminine forms are “alemã” (singular) and alemãs (plural).
The country “Germany” is called “Alemanha” in Portuguese.
✴️ Céu (heaven)
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