It happened once upon a time that a certain dog set out to journey from one town to another, and although the way was long, he arrived in a very short time.

Those he had come to visit were astonished. “How can it be?” they asked him. “You came so far so quickly — what is the explanation for it?”

“Well, replied the dog, “we could say it is due to the kindness of the many dogs along the way.”

“Their kindness?”

“Yes. Whenever I grew tired and wanted to rest, they came running at me and tried to bite me. And so I had to keep going!”