Shake it Off!
One day a farmer's donkey fell into a
well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure our
what to do.
Finally, he decided that 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
neighbors 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 looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every 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 neighbors 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 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.
Author - Anonymous, Submitted by Tina Morehead