An old legend states that when Adam and Eve were cast forth from the Garden, all the animals turned their backs on them. All except the dogs who padded after them out into the wilderness.
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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Your comment about Adam and Eve reminded me of this:
The Native American creation story relates that when the Great Spirit created the world and everything in it, Man and all the animals were gathered on a great plain. A small crack appeared in the ground between Man and the animals. It quickly grew wider and deeper separating mankind from the animal kingdom. The plain rumbled and shook as the fissure grew. Suddenly, just before the gulf became an unbreachable chasm, Dog leapt across, and stood with Man.