THE FARMER'S DONKEY [a moral story]

There was a rich farmer who owned many farm animals. One day, one of his donkeys fell into a dry well. The farmer tried to get the animal out for a long time but all his efforts were fruitless.The donkey cried piteously for hours until it got very weak and tired. Finally, the farmer decided it was probably impossible to get it out and also, the animal was old and the well was dry anyway, so it just wasn't worth it to try and retrieve the donkey. So the farmer asked his neighbours to come over and help him cover up the well. They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt and sand into the well. At first, when the donkey realized what was happening he cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he donkey stopped crying and let out some happy brays. After a few shovel loads, the farmer looked down into the well to see what was happening and was astonished at what he saw - With every shovel of dirt that hit its back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, it continued shaking it off and kept taking a step up. Pretty soon, to everyone's amazement, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off.

Moral lesson: This story teaches that - Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Don't give up, When wisdom is properly applied, every adversity can be turned into a stepping stone. Whatever happens to you is not that important, what is actually important is how you react to it.

This story was submitted by aGBE AYODELe

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