The Donkey

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One day a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal wept bitterly for hours, while the farmer thought about what to do.

Finally, He decides that the animal is old and the well needs to be stockpiled (closed - because it is dangerous); so it's useless to help the donkey. He invites his neighbors to come help him. They carry a shovel and start shoveling the dirt into the well.

In the beginning, when the donkey realized what was happening, he cried in horror. But then, everyone was amazed, because the donkey became silent. After a few more shovels were poured into the well, the farmer looked into the well and was astonished at what he saw.

Though his back was constantly overwritten by shovels and dirt, the donkey did something amazing. He shook his body so that the ground that hit his back dropped down, then up the land. While the farmer's neighbors kept pouring dirt on the back of the animal, the donkey kept shaking and stepping up. Immediately, everyone was fascinated when the donkey jumped over the edge of the well and ran away.

The Donkey | Ecency