There was once an old lady who lived in a very lonely town. She shared her small house with her dog; it would always sleep under her bed at night. Now, this old lady had a very odd habit; every night, before she went to bed, she would place one hand under the bed and let her dog lick it. Then she would fall asleep. On one particular night, after falling asleep through the same procedure, the old lady was woken up by that steady drip drip noise. It echoed all over her otherwise empty house. Getting up, she checked the kitchen, but all the taps where closed, so she went back to bed. …