The Man, The Boy, And The Donkey

   

  This is an old story, but it teaches us something that is still true today.

     One day, a wise man said to his young son, "Come with me. I will show you something." The father got onto his donkey and told his son to walk behind him.

     On the road, some people pointed at the man and said,
"Look at that man. Why doesn't he let the boy ride the donkey?"
The man heard this, and so they changed places. The boy rode the donkey and the man walked.

     A few minutes later they passed some other people. The people pointed and said, "Look at that boy. How can he ride while his old father walks?"
They both heard it. They decided to ride on the donkey together.

     Then, they passed some other people who said, "What a poor donkey. That poor little donkey can't carry two people. They're too heavy."
So they both got off the donkey and they both walked.

     They walked through a village, and people laughed at them, saying,
"Look at those two fools! Why do they walk when they have a donkey?"
The man and the boy thought, then the man said, "We've tried walking and we've tried riding. Let's try carrying the donkey."
So they carried the donkey, and all the people in the village laughed at them, saying, "Look! They're carrying the donkey! They are mad!"

   Finally they put the donkey down, and the man said to his son,
"This is a lesson for you, my son. In this life, you can never please everyone."