Once upon a time, the dogs arranged a party. Everything had been arranged with the utmost care. All the good things to eat were spread. The sun was shining brightly and a soft gentle little breeze was blowing. There was a cross fussy old dog who came to the party. Nothing ever suited him. Whenever he went to a party, he always found fault with something. There was always something wrong for him. At this party, however, everything seemed to be exactly as it should be. But he noticed immediately that the big juicy bone he was eating had not been seasoned with pepper. “Will somebody please pass the pepper?” he asked.
All the dogs tried to find the pepper but there was no pepper at that party. So one dog decided to go into the city to get some pepper. None ever knew which dog it was. The dog never returned to the party again. Since then, whenever two dogs meet they always sniff at each other hoping that if one of them happens to be the dog who went to get the pepper, he would surely carry the smell of pepper.
