This person never read the actual story. Here’s the summary:
Guy is poor. Guy is not greedy. Guy gets a goose that gives him golden eggs. He is super grateful. Eventually he buys a lot. Now he wants more. He is not satisfied with 1 egg per day. He tries to get multiple eggs hiding in the goose. But he was blinded by greed. Now he is poor and sad again.
I've read the story and somehow never realized what a total dumbass that guy is. Probably had mental problems, greed should be the least of his concerns.
In germany we got the term "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau“ which is the equivalent to the Englisch „jack of all trades device" / "swiss army knife“.
It’s basically describing an animal that would have been the dream of every farmer.
Eierlegend = egg laying
Woll = Wool
Milch = Milk
Sau = Pig
Pretty sure it’s a very old word for obvious reasons but I really like it. While not as pet surely but imagine it from a genetic point of view. What the future could bring
Sounds like a Swamp Dragon from the Terry Pratchett Discworld series.
https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Swamp_dragon
I hope you aren't too attached to your eyebrows....
Hello, genie here! In order to pass as a pet, I'll be disguised as a cat whenever others are around. And true to cat form, I'll ignore your inquiries 80% of the time. But 20% of the time, I'll zoom around your house, granting wishes like crazy.
Arab guy here. There’s a common superstition that genies (djinn) sometimes disguise themselves as cats, especially black cats. When I was in 4th grade we used to gather around a circle and tell scary djinn stories, a lot of them involving demonic black cats.
Wow, that makes [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RoCnwJm1iBo) scene from Family Guy make so much more sense. Peter couldn’t lie about his name because a Griffin was present.
A lot of people are saying dragon, but I am going to be more specific.
A D&D Silver Dragon. Noble, intelligent, and enjoy interacting with humanoid races. They fight evil when it shows up at their doorstep, but aren't ones to actively seek it out to destroy it (not the stereotypical douche-y paladin type of fighting evil). They have powerful and diverse magical abilities including the ability to change their form and they typically prefer going around in humanoid societies in disguise. It would be less a pet and more a friend.
Crap. That last part sounded really pitiful. Oh well, keeping it.
Said the same thing. So many people dont know the extent of magic that dnd dragons possess. Not to mention their breath weapons and supreme intelligence.
The Cheshire Cat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_Cat#/media/File:Tennel_Cheshire_proof.png
It could sit on a tree limb outside my bedroom window and grin at me.
But do you need to kill the unicorn for the blood? Have wizards never heard of a syringe? I’d just draw a little blood each day for use (or however frequently it’s required). Otherwise, the unicorn would have a great life.
Heck, does it keep well if frozen in liquid nitrogen? I could draw some, use a little, freeze the rest for later. Who knows how frequently I’d even need to bother my unicorn.
Really depends on your brand of unicorn. Most are extremely powerful uh... holy-aligned magical creatures, basically. Some enforce magical calm, some read minds, some are an absolute *wellspring* of magical items, with tears, blood, hair, etc. all doing different things and being reproducible. Some have incredible healing powers. Some have *perfect* universal awareness of your needs and an unfathomable ability to fulfill them. Some have a smattering of the above.
They're kinda fantasy's silver age Superman. They have whatever powers whoevers writing them wants them to have at the time.
Ah havent seen detective pikachu, i think there was a ditto in an early epusode of the anime that sucked at doing what it is supposed to do, and couldnt transform completely, his face would look stupid
I am a simple person so... A dragon, of course. A tiny one like the lizards in Pern (dream pet) or or a big one, so I can be a rider! Otherwise a gryphon, fly, fluff and part-cat so perhaps more affectuous!
Technically the question doesn't ask for a species, just a mythical creature. One could argue that Appa is in fact a mythical creature and thus, an acceptable answer to OPs question.
I think Donkey would make an awesome wing man. He would totally make you laugh and forget that you struck out.
Plus he can give you a ride home if you are to drunk to drive.
A dragon. Not a full scale behemoth, but small enough to sit on my shoulder and shoot fire at people who get too close to it. It’s a cat with fire breathing capabilities.
A Phoenix
You mean Joaquin?
No, River.
No, Wright.
Marco
Marco The Phoenix
I think that one is defective....
Ah yes, the *Doctor Who* of mythical Beasts
The goose that lays the golden eggs
Yeah, this is my answer as well. Unlimited wealth. Only problem is you have to deal with a fucking goose.
Rake in the lake
*Honk honk*
Hjønk Hjønk
Hjönk Hjönk Am Goose!
Honque Honque
HINJYAKU HYNJAKU THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!
Operation:Rake in the lake
Im gonna get a million dollars
Quick question, Sarge, are we throwing a rake in the lake or raking **in** the lake?
How do you make him put on the sun hat?
Wait for him to use the trowel and when he bends over steal his hat and run through the goose hole when the gate is locked.
Don't forget to honk at him to establish dominance
If migrating Canadian Geese have taught me anything it’s feed them and hope to God that they don’t fucking maul you
Nothing in this world seems more like proof god exists than the fact that the hand of a man fits so perfectly around the neck of a goose.
There’s a penis joke in here somewhere.
Inflation is creeping from a corner
Until you cut it open to get more golden eggs, only to kill your only source of wealth, and gain a valuable life lesson.
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This person never read the actual story. Here’s the summary: Guy is poor. Guy is not greedy. Guy gets a goose that gives him golden eggs. He is super grateful. Eventually he buys a lot. Now he wants more. He is not satisfied with 1 egg per day. He tries to get multiple eggs hiding in the goose. But he was blinded by greed. Now he is poor and sad again.
I've read the story and somehow never realized what a total dumbass that guy is. Probably had mental problems, greed should be the least of his concerns.
In germany we got the term "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau“ which is the equivalent to the Englisch „jack of all trades device" / "swiss army knife“. It’s basically describing an animal that would have been the dream of every farmer. Eierlegend = egg laying Woll = Wool Milch = Milk Sau = Pig Pretty sure it’s a very old word for obvious reasons but I really like it. While not as pet surely but imagine it from a genetic point of view. What the future could bring
typical german. "Egglaying woolmilkpig" we have a word for that in english. *platypus*
Wool and pig doesn't fit. Egglaying venomous? duckbilled milksweat mammal. How do this translates in German?
Schnabeltier. Literally billed animal, or beak animal. We're not very creative.
Germans are known for their efficiency, not creativity.
Sounds like a [Shmoo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmoo)
“Shmoos are delicious to eat, and are eager to be eaten.” That does not seem like a species destined for survival
I mean, "being useful to humans" is a pretty rad evolutionary trait for survival.
tiny cat sized dragon
I want one of those mini dragons they pulled out of a bag in Harry Potter.
Looks like the cat sized dragon is out of the bag.
Yes! First time i read part 4 i sooooo wanted that Edit: also, where did that little dragon go?
big dragon sized cat
This is how humanity ends.
we would be _fucked_
Sounds like a Swamp Dragon from the Terry Pratchett Discworld series. https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Swamp_dragon I hope you aren't too attached to your eyebrows....
And I also hope you dont have any mirrors in your house
Lockheed!
I think the technical term would be fae, although i always thought that fae was another word for fairy. Maybe fairy dragon?
Fairy dragon is the term used in D&D
Or pseudodragon! They're cute too!
Easy, a Genie! Where are my wishes?
Hello, genie here! In order to pass as a pet, I'll be disguised as a cat whenever others are around. And true to cat form, I'll ignore your inquiries 80% of the time. But 20% of the time, I'll zoom around your house, granting wishes like crazy.
Will the disguised cat genie wear a hat?
Yes, it's required genie uniform.
That’s adorable
Arab guy here. There’s a common superstition that genies (djinn) sometimes disguise themselves as cats, especially black cats. When I was in 4th grade we used to gather around a circle and tell scary djinn stories, a lot of them involving demonic black cats.
I want a Griffin! I could have a bunch of things like at once and it can fly.
But I think lore-wise, in the presence of a Griffin you must tell the truth. That shit would get old real quick, especially if you have kids!
Wow, that makes [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RoCnwJm1iBo) scene from Family Guy make so much more sense. Peter couldn’t lie about his name because a Griffin was present.
You have officially put more thought into than the writers, congratulations.
That was like a season 3 bit iirc. I think they still cared then.
I don’t know, family guy does have some dumb jokes but they do have a lot of attention to detail
But on the flip side, so do your kids (as well as everyone else!)
My mom always wanted a cheshire cat
oh fuck no
She was a kid when she saw Alice for the first time and was so sad when she found out they werent real
A lot of people are saying dragon, but I am going to be more specific. A D&D Silver Dragon. Noble, intelligent, and enjoy interacting with humanoid races. They fight evil when it shows up at their doorstep, but aren't ones to actively seek it out to destroy it (not the stereotypical douche-y paladin type of fighting evil). They have powerful and diverse magical abilities including the ability to change their form and they typically prefer going around in humanoid societies in disguise. It would be less a pet and more a friend. Crap. That last part sounded really pitiful. Oh well, keeping it.
Said the same thing. So many people dont know the extent of magic that dnd dragons possess. Not to mention their breath weapons and supreme intelligence.
Except white dragons. They dumb.
Also evil. I think i would prefer a Metallic dragon that wouldnt eat my face.
Pretty sure that you'd more be their pet than vice-versa.
Honestly, still probably very beneficial to every aspect of my life.
Id fuck it
I also choose this guys mythical Pet
A tree ent. I can travel on his shoulder everywhere. Plus he can go “tree? I am no tree. I am an ent.”
You can't fault the logic with this one.
Dragon - no hesitation. Or Cerberus. I like dogs, and this is dogs x 3
I thought cerberus was a creature, not an actual "breed" of dog ahaha.
It is Hades 3 headed dog whos name when roughly translated actually ends up meaning spot
Thank you Dresden Files for that wonderful bit of knowledge.
Let me get this straight. You're the Lord of the Underworld...and you named your dog Spot?
he spots sinners and murders them
Cerberus est in via
How many lives could I destroy with a dragon? At least 5.
Isn't cerberus like 3 stories high though? Its more like dogs x n + 3 , n = 30.
The Cheshire Cat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_Cat#/media/File:Tennel_Cheshire_proof.png It could sit on a tree limb outside my bedroom window and grin at me.
Succubus
That's some dangerous sex you're gonna get...
Some people just want to go out with a bang.
Pretty sure you'd be *their* pet.
Is this supposed to be a bad thing?
dosent matter had sex
With her power, you don't need Assassin's murdering politicians anymore.
madlad
Dragon. I would save so much money on gas and plane tickets.
And spend so much on feeding it
Just fly him into a prison yard and let him eat criminals.
Or the nearest school. That works too.
Unicorn
Do you own a horse? Because you could just get a horse. Only difference is the horn
Unicorn's blood makes you immortal
But you will live a half life, a cursed life.
Hows that different than now?
Good point
But do you need to kill the unicorn for the blood? Have wizards never heard of a syringe? I’d just draw a little blood each day for use (or however frequently it’s required). Otherwise, the unicorn would have a great life. Heck, does it keep well if frozen in liquid nitrogen? I could draw some, use a little, freeze the rest for later. Who knows how frequently I’d even need to bother my unicorn.
Horses aren’t exactly mythical though.
Sure, but for example a Pegasus is. At least they can fly. Why would one want a unicorn over a pegasus? Is it the rainbow shitting?
Really depends on your brand of unicorn. Most are extremely powerful uh... holy-aligned magical creatures, basically. Some enforce magical calm, some read minds, some are an absolute *wellspring* of magical items, with tears, blood, hair, etc. all doing different things and being reproducible. Some have incredible healing powers. Some have *perfect* universal awareness of your needs and an unfathomable ability to fulfill them. Some have a smattering of the above. They're kinda fantasy's silver age Superman. They have whatever powers whoevers writing them wants them to have at the time.
But you can’t ride one unless you are a virgin.
I guess most of Reddit would be fine then
Some shape shifting creature. God knows what you can do with that
So a mimic?
No, a Ditto. You’d just have to make it wear sunglasses to hide those creepy as fuck eyes when you get it to turn into your hot neighbour.
Isnt that just the ditto from that one episode? I think that ditto was just retarded
No idea, I’m referring to the one in Detective Pikachu.
Ah havent seen detective pikachu, i think there was a ditto in an early epusode of the anime that sucked at doing what it is supposed to do, and couldnt transform completely, his face would look stupid
I am a simple person so... A dragon, of course. A tiny one like the lizards in Pern (dream pet) or or a big one, so I can be a rider! Otherwise a gryphon, fly, fluff and part-cat so perhaps more affectuous!
Toothless
This is the correct answer
Centaur. A boyfriend and a pet all in one.
He will fuck you like a horse
Even better
to each their own...
If he’s hung like a horse even better
When he shits you need a clean up after him
Meh that’s nothing I don’t already do for my current boyfriend and dog 🤷🏼♀️
WHY ARE YOU DATING YOUR DOG
BECAUSE WE ARE IN LOVE.
you can ride him and he can ride you
You'll walk with a permanent limp
Why walk when you can fly? A hippogryph.
Cthulu
Why?
*And make him kill and torture my victims and enemies and everyone Who Disrespected me*
Understandable
But what the heck
The question said PET so he would do as I say and be friends with me
What if he is more like a cat than a dog? He will loosely tolerate you as long as you feed him.
Let's be honest with ourselves, you'd probably become the pet of Cthulhu.. if you're lucky..
I will just masturbate in front of him until he begs me to stop
Just like a cat
I don't play Pokémon but charizard is badass
Until you realise you don't have enough badges and it won't listen to you.
Can a cartoon animal count? Ever since ATLA aired, I wanted a flying bison. They're just so big and fluffy, and so loving and loyal. I still want one.
Jake gyllenhall
I want an [Appa](https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Appa) , from Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Technically the question doesn't ask for a species, just a mythical creature. One could argue that Appa is in fact a mythical creature and thus, an acceptable answer to OPs question.
You better have a good job. Can you imagine how much he eats? Let's not even get into his sky pooping.
A cat that listens to me.
They *all* listen, they just don't care.
From a Russian fairy tale. gold fish
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Yep. This is the one I came in here for. Money and shiny shit from everywhere!
A girlfriend
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Charmander
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Motherfucking donkey from shrek. Yeah he might get annoying but goddamn he would beat the fuck out of depression.
I think Donkey would make an awesome wing man. He would totally make you laugh and forget that you struck out. Plus he can give you a ride home if you are to drunk to drive.
Cerberus is three good bois in one
A dragon. Not a full scale behemoth, but small enough to sit on my shoulder and shoot fire at people who get too close to it. It’s a cat with fire breathing capabilities.
Does a Mythical Pokemon count? I choose Victini.
Nu uh. Celibi. He travels through time
Nu uh. Jirachi. He grants wishes
I choose arceus so he can make me any other creatures I want
I choose Gardevior so I can fuck it
ಠ_ಠ
A genie. Step 1: ask for infinite wishes Step 2: have all the pets i ever want
The genie would love you forever and join you on wacky adventures in a spinoff series if you wish him free.
Pegasus
jersey devil or luck dragon
Cinderella's forest friends who would happily clean my house
A dragon the size of a large dog, so it can still fit into the house for cuddles but also be terrifying to those who wrong me.
Phoenix no question
Loch Ness Monster. At the low price of only $3.50 that should be a bargain!
An Platypus.
Not just any platypus, Perry the Platypus
curse you perry the platypus
Give me a bowtruckle, small, very protective and will rip out my enemies eyes.
What about a horse sized jumping spider? So is it just me? Okay I leave...
I'd get a squirtle
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A dog that will stay forever youthful
Dragon, flaming, flying lizard
A giraffe. /s
Gorgon. I like statues.
Definitely a TARDIS. Technically, it has a soul so it's a living thing.
Keanu Reeves
Y'all are sleeping in nifflers
Flying pegasus or Griffin (gryffin?)
A Phoenix would be really cool. It’s literally a giant bird with fire for feathers.
Shrek. I would make him my daddy and let him spank me all day
You could have just not answered the question Edit: Thanks for silver!
*Shrek is love, Shrek knows no bounds.*
... wtf
A dragon. No questions. I would ride that big guy to school. I would go hunting. I would be the badass of the school since I have a dragon.