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Subject: The Donkey
An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town.
The boy rode
on the donkey and the old man walked.
As they went
along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was
walking and the boy was
riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they
changed positions.
Later, they
passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he makes that little
boy walk." They then decided they both would walk!
Soon they
passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had
a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey.
Now they
passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load
on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they were probably right, so they
decided to carry the donkey.
As they
crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into
the river and drowned.
The moral of
the story?
If you try
to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass good-bye.
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