Happy Easter!

     I'm sure everyone has been told a variation of the Easter story in some amount of depth or another. Well I'm putting off my ranting for a day to tell you the Easter story that I was taught as a puppy.
     A long, long time ago there was a man who could do amazing miracles a local border collie saw these miracles and thought that maybe this man could heal his sick puppies. As the border collie traveled home to get the puppies he overheard people plotting to kill Jesus, they didn't like that he could perform miracles and that people were following him. Shocked the border collie knew he must find Jesus and warn him. By the time he found Jesus and the 12 disciples again the sun was setting and they had all sat down for supper, the border collie ran up to Jesus and started whimpering and barking, doing all he could to warn him. Jesus started stroking the dog and told him that it was okay, then in a whisper that only the highly trained dog ears could hear he said "I already know, it is what I have to do" the border collie didn't quite understand but he trusted Jesus. Then with a scratch between his ears Jesus told the collie to bring his puppies and they would be healed.
     The dog cocked his head in a nod and started to leave, when he got outside he went around back to do his business and when he came back around he saw one of the disciples giving Jesus a kiss on his cheek.
     The trip was long but the dog ran fast. The border collie and his wife gathered the pups into a basket and carried them back to where Jesus and the disciples had been eating, but they weren't there.
        "If you're looking for Jesus, he isn't here. The guards took him," A little old lady said sadly.
     In a rush they traveled to where he was being kept. When they found Jesus he healed the sick pups and the parents were very thankful. The border collie wished he could do something to thank him for saving his puppies but guards came and shooed them away as they took Jesus.
     On their way home the dogs saw Jesus walking down the street carrying a cross, it looked heavy and he looked tired. The dog knew what he had to do thank him! He ran into the street and hefted the end of the cross unto his back and carried it the rest of the way.