In the Far and Distant Times, before there was Light, there was a dog that was so ‘satiably tired that he was always asleep. He was the property of two men, Taikyor Time, which means Claimant who never pursues his arbitration ‘xpeditiously (and we will call him Taikyor for short), and Taikas Longasulike, which means Respondent who sits back and does nothing about it (and we will call him Taikas for short).

So ‘satiably tired was Sleeping Dog Dingo (for it was he) that he slept through the Bremer Vulkan arbitration1 and he slept through the Argonaut arbitration,2 he slept through the Hannah Blumenthal arbitration3 and he slept through the Leonidas D arbitration;4 and so ‘xceptionally tired was he that he slept through the Antclizo arbitration.5 And there was great puzzlement throughout the world that Taikyor should let Sleeping Dog Dingo sleep so long. Now Taikas was fearful to wake Sleeping Dog Dingo but he thought it wrong that Sleeping Dog Dingo should not be heard to bark. So he travelled far to the Palace beside the great grey-green greasy Thames and he consulted the Great Magicians of Westminster. They took time to deliberate (as was their way) but at last they decreed: “It is our opinion that this somnolent canine (by which they meant Sleeping Dog Dingo) has permanently