How The Donkey Came Out of the Well
One day a farmer’s donkey fell into an abandoned well. The animal brayed piteously as the farmer looked down and tried to figure out how to get his donkey out of the well. He couldn’t think of any way to do it. As much as he loved the old donkey, he realized that the animal was going to die down there. He figured the least he could do was to cover the donkey up and so he sadly started shoveling dirt into the well. At first, the frightened donkey brayed even louder as shovelfuls of dirt began falling on him from above. Then suddenly the donkey stopped braying altogether.
After a few more shovelfuls of dirt, the farmer sadly looked down to gaze upon his dear donkey one last time. To his astonishment, the donkey was standing up without any dirt on him and seemed to be looking back at him expectantly. Then he understood that the donkey was doing something amazing. With every shovel of dirt he was throwing in, the donkey was shaking the dirt off his body and stepping up onto it. Thus he was always on the top of the dirt. The farmer started shoveling dirt with more enthusiasm, and before long the donkey jumped out of the well.
Soon the donkey was braying again, but this time it was because he was running around with joy and kicking up his heels.
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Not only was this educational, but was funny too…hahhaha
Seriously, hilarious stuff. I am still laughing at this
The story was really gr8 . Lets not get bogged down with the situations v r in or the dirt people throw at us use them as a stepping stone to success.
The donkey “shakes the dirt off, gives a little stomp, and Rises to a Higher Level”. I heard Jerry Blue (Minneapolis) tell a similar story in 1990 and have Never forgotten it. Thank you.
This is a sweet story
what an impossible thing but i appreciate it
Hi Nancy,
I can understand your concern, but there are two reasons why we like to do this:
1) The reader will establish their own 'lesson' on top of what we have already established as the lesson of the story. In this way, the reader will have two different lessons drawn from the story
2) In the case that the reader can't establish their own lesson, they have ours. So that they don't have to do a lot of 'thinking'
Thanks for your input, though. We always strive to make our stories/service more reader oriented.
Spoken Stories Team Member
Hi Nancy,
I can understand your concern, but there are two reasons why we like to do this:
1) The reader will establish their own 'lesson' on top of what we have already established as the lesson of the story. In this way, the reader will have two different lessons drawn from the story
2) In the case that the reader can't establish their own lesson, they have ours. So that they don't have to do a lot of 'thinking'
Thanks for your input, though. We always strive to make our stories/service more reader oriented.
Spoken Stories Team Member
Sorry for the double post. I found the instructions confusing. On some sites, one can erase one's comment if there's a mistake. Can this be done here?
I like the story a lot, but I thought the lesson was unnecessary. When I tell stories, I don't tell my listeners how to feel about the story (“An inspiring story”) or what lesson to learn. I trust them to have their own feelings and learn what they need to.
I like the story a lot, but I'd rather draw the lesson myself. When I tell stories, I rarely tell my audience how to feel about the story (“An inspiring story”) or what conclusion to draw. I trust them to find their own.