In a small country
pub, all the patrons became quite used to the pub owners 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 the 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 down 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 really like to help you, but my liquor license doesn't
allow me to retail spirits after hours!"
