a donkey story

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!