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A Dog's Prayer
Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for your kindness than mine. Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear. Keep my pan filled with fresh water and food, for I cannot tell you when I am thirsty or hungry. And, my friend, when I am very old and no longer enjoy good health, do no make any heroic effort to keep me going. I am not having any fun. Please see that my trusting life is taken gently. I shall leave this Earth knowing that my fate was always safest in your hands.
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A Cat's Prayer
Show me kindness, my dearest companion, for no creature is more grateful to you. Though I seem independent, your calming voice and beckoning arms are my only real security. You alone provide food in my dish, and catnip toys recalling my frisky years. When age slow my agile step, and dims the bright eyes that for now survey a world I master, do not keep me going. End my life as your true devotion let me live it in comfort with dignity. I pray you count the memories of our times together as payment in full for the lifetime of love you gave me. You see, my precious friend they are all I have to give you.
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