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The
Donkey
One day a
farmer's
donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as
the farmer
tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old,
and the
well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to
retrieve the
donkey.
He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the
donkey
realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's
amazement he
quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked
down the
well. He was astonished at what he saw.
With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's
neighbours
continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off
and take a
step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up
over the
edge of the well and happily trotted off!
Life is going to
shovel
dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.
The trick to getting out of the
well is to
shake it off and take a step up.
Each of our troubles is a
steppingstone. We
can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up.
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