The Dog and the Physician

by Ambrose Bierce

　　A DOG that had seen a Physician attending the burial of a wealthy patient, said: "When do you expect to dig it up?""Why should I dig it up?" the Physician asked."When I bury a bone," said the Dog, "it is with an intention to uncover it later and pick it.""The bones that I bury," said the Physician, "are those that I can no longer pick."