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The Donkey, the Father, and the Son
A father was walking with his son and a donkey through the dusty streets in the midday heat. The son led the donkey while the father rode on it.
“That poor little boy,” said a passerby. “His short legs are struggling to keep up with the donkey’s pace. How can you sit there so lazily while the child tires himself out?”
The father took this to heart, got off at the next corner, and let his son ride instead.
It wasn’t long before another passerby spoke up: “What an outrage! That little rascal is sitting like a king on the donkey while his poor old father walks beside him.”
Feeling guilty, the boy asked his father to ride with him.
“Unbelievable!” exclaimed an old woman. “Such cruelty to animals! The poor donkey’s back is sagging under their weight, while these two good-for-nothings rest on him. The poor donkey!”
Father and son looked at each other, got off, and walked beside the donkey. Then they met a man who mocked them: “How foolish can you be? What’s the point of having a donkey if you’re not going to ride it?”
The father gave the donkey some water, then placed his hand on his son’s shoulder. “No matter what we do,” he said, “there will always be someone who disagrees. From now on, we’ll do what we believe is right!”
The son nodded in agreement.
A father was walking with his son and a donkey through the dusty streets in the midday heat. The son led the donkey while the father rode on it.
“That poor little boy,” said a passerby. “His short legs are struggling to keep up with the donkey’s pace. How can you sit there so lazily while the child tires himself out?”
The father took this to heart, got off at the next corner, and let his son ride instead.
It wasn’t long before another passerby spoke up: “What an outrage! That little rascal is sitting like a king on the donkey while his poor old father walks beside him.”
Feeling guilty, the boy asked his father to ride with him.
“Unbelievable!” exclaimed an old woman. “Such cruelty to animals! The poor donkey’s back is sagging under their weight, while these two good-for-nothings rest on him. The poor donkey!”
Father and son looked at each other, got off, and walked beside the donkey. Then they met a man who mocked them: “How foolish can you be? What’s the point of having a donkey if you’re not going to ride it?”
The father gave the donkey some water, then placed his hand on his son’s shoulder. “No matter what we do,” he said, “there will always be someone who disagrees. From now on, we’ll do what we believe is right!”
The son nodded in agreement.
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