He came upon the high grave with his slow and solemn gait. There was some strange dignity in
his personality, which had added his enemies; because this grace was appreciated by the bitches.
There was a rumor about him that once he spent a complete noon with one elite bitch, who was
impressed by his thoughts. Many rascals had different opinions about this event. They said that
Jack did not attract her, rather she wanted to have a change of taste, and it was a chance that
the first dog she met was Jack. They also said that she was so disappointed by him that she
dropped her romantic notion of having a boyfriend from the lower class. Therefore, Jack was
also considered as a scar on the doghood. Anyhow, what was the relationship between the two,
nobody knew.
Jack looked at the audience and said, "I don't agree with the idea of leaving human society
suddenly. I think it is an emotional and irrational decision. We have been living with human
beings for so many years that the evil habits of humans have become part of our personality. For
instance, we have been divided into many groups; secondly, we have lost tolerance and cannot
survive hunger even for one day. Thirdly, we have, like humans, made half of our population
ineffective; they are of no use except on particular days. Above all, we have been helping human
beings in hunting wild animals. I do not think we will get any acceptance from them. I believe
once dogs were as brave as wolves, rather they are the real dogs. Now we have become very
lethargic and lazy. We are now merely pie-eaters while living with human beings. I think we
should wean ourselves away from human society gradually. Man has made us dry and dull. Now
we have nothing of which once we were proud. Now we have only one quality, that is to wave
our tales. All the creatures of the universe laugh at us. We are now laughing stocks. We were
fond of getting the title of loyalty, and for this we sacrificed everything - even our own identity.
Now we are identityless creatures - good for nothing. We have all those qualities of a damned
creature - called man."
After Jack many dogs were invited to speak and they all recommended the idea of leaving at
once.
At the end honourable Hemlock came to give the final decision. He thanked all the dogs and
said, "I do not condemn our ancestors for joining man. At that time man was really a man, quite
unlike the present dirty and lustful man. He had a sense of honor and dignity. Afterwards the
process of devolution started, which is considered a process of revolution and evolution by
foolish man. Alas, man has lost his nobility. Therefore, now it is better to live with our natural
mates in jungle. I order all of you to get prepared and we will leave on this coming Sunday. I am
sure this decision will enable us to reachieve our lost doghood."
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