Once upon a time, there was a cat who died. When
she got to heaven, God asked her how she liked
being on earth. She told the Lord that it was
awful -- she had to sleep in cold back alleys,
where there was no food and life was hard. God
told her that he was sorry it had had turned out
that way -- but here, in heaven, she would be
happy and He would give her the most comfortable,
warm pillow to sleep on.

The cat laid down upon the pillow and was happy.

A few days later, about a dozen mice that came to
heaven together and God asked them how they had
liked earth.

The earth was no better for them than it was the
cat.

They explained to God that it was tough and
exhausting and their feet were worn out from
always running from cats and dogs and people. God
felt bad for the mice and decided to give them
rollerskates.

One day God sees the cat again and asked her how
she was liking heaven. She explained that it was
absolutely wonderful.

The pillow he gave her was the most comfortable
place that she had ever slept on, but even better
than the pillow were the meals on wheels.