Subject: Lost in the Desert

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Here Goes...

You are in a desert. You have with you the following five animals:
A lion, a cow, a horse, a sheep, and a monkey.
To escape the desert you are going to have to get rid of one
of your animals. Which one do you leave behind?

(You can use whatever logic you like BUT keep track of which
      animal is discarded when!)




You have 4 animals left.
The desert is burning up! It goes on for miles. Sand is everywhere.
You realize, to get out, you are going to have leave another animal.
Which do leave behind?





Walk, walk, walk.
Hot, hot, hot.
Disaster! The Oasis that you were looking for is dried up!
You have no choice but to leave another animal.





You have 2 animals left.
OK, it's a long hot walk. You can see the edge of the desert
along way away on the horizon. Unfortunately, you can only 
leave the desert with ONE animal. Which one do you leave behind 
and which one do you keep?




Before looking at the answers, make sure you know which
animal you dropped in what order.

Now for the answers. . .


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ANSWER=

These answers are based on Japanese Archetypes.

The desert represents a hardship.
The animals represent . . .
Lion = Pride
Monkey = Your Children
Sheep = friendship
Cow = Basic Needs
Horse = Your Passion.

So, in the face of hardship, you will sacrifice each of
these things in turn. Your last animal represents that thing 
which you cling to at the expense of all others.