An old man, a boy and a donkey

An old man, a boy and a 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.