In a small country pub, all the patrons became quite used to
the pub owner's little dog being around the bar, so were quite upset
when one day the little dog died.
Everyone met to decide how they could remember the little dog.
The decision was to cut off his tail and stick it up behind the bar
to remind everyone of the little dog's wagging tail.
The little dog went up to heaven and was about to run through
the pearly gates when he was stopped by Saint Peter, who questioned the
little dog as to where he was going.
The little dog said "I have been a good dog,so I am going into
heaven where I belong!" Saint Peter replied "Heaven is a place of
perfection, you can not come into heaven without a tail, where is your tail?"
The little dog explained what had happened back on earth. St
Peter told the little dog to go back down to earth and retrieve his tail.
The little dog protested that it was now the middle of the night on earth,
but St Peter would not change his mind.
So the little dog went back to earth and scratched on the door
of the pub until the bartender who lived upstairs came down and opened the
door. "My goodness, it is the spirit of the little dog. What can I do
for you?" said the bartender.
The little dog explained that he wasn't
allowed into heaven without his tail, and he needed it back. The bartender
replied "I would like to help you, but my license doesn't allow me to
retail spirits after hours!"
