"- I don't even know why dogs bark at the postman (...) - Because they have logic. The dog is a rational being; draw your own conclusions. He soon learns that some people are allowed to enter the house - some are not. Eh bien, who is the person who most often wants to enter, sometimes knocks two or three times a day - and is never allowed in? The postman. From a dog's point of view, it is therefore obvious that he is an undesirable person whose place is outside the door. They don't let him in: yet he always comes back. So what is the duty of a good dog: it helps chase away unwanted visitors, and even tries to bite them if possible - to teach them to behave. He claims to think logically above the norm.
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Agatha ChristieAll Translations
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- I don't even know why dogs bark at the postman (...) - Because they have logic. The dog is a rational being; draw your own conclusions. He soon learns that some people are allowed to enter the house - some are not. Eh bien, who is the person who most often wants to enter, sometimes knocks two or three times a day - and is never allowed in? The postman. From a dog's point of view, it is therefore obvious that he is an undesirable person whose place is outside the door. They don't let him in: yet he always comes back. So what is the duty of a good dog: it helps chase away unwanted visitors, and even tries to bite them if possible - to teach them to behave. He claims to think logically above the norm.
""- Nem is tudom, miért acsarognak úgy a kutyák a postásra (...) - Mert van logikájuk. A kutya értelmes lény; a maga szempontjai szerint vonja le következtetését. Hamar megtanulja, hogy van, akinek szabad belépnie a házba - van, akinek nem. Eh bien, ki az a személy, aki leggyakrabban akar belépni, néhanapján kétszer-háromszor is bezörög - és soha be nem engedik? A postás. Kutyaszempontból tehát nyilvánvaló, hogy nemkívánatos személy, akinek az ajtón kívül a helye. Nem engedik be: mégis minduntalan visszatér. Mi tehát a derék kutya kötelessége: segít elkergetni a nem kívánt látogatót, sőt, lehetőleg igyekszik meg is harapni - hogy móresre tanítsa. Módfelett logikus gondolkodásra vall."