One day a farmer
and his son were going to sell their donkey in the market. On the way, they
heard some ladies talking about them. One of the women said loudly, “Why they
are walking when they have a donkey to carry them.”
Hearing this, the farmer asked his son to ride
on the donkey and they went on their way.
On their way, they
heard a group of men talking about them. One man said loudly, “The young and
healthy boy is riding on donkey while his old father is walking all the way. Nowadays young people have no respect to their
elders.”
Hearing this, the
farmer asked his son to get down and he climbed up on the donkey and they went
on their way.
On their way, they
heard a group of children talking about them. One of the children said loudly,
“How the farmer can ride like this, while his child is walking all the way.”
Hearing this, the
farmer asked his son to get on the donkey. Thus they both started riding on the
donkey.
On their way, a man stopped them and said “How you can ride
on this poor animal like this. He is already tired by carrying both of you. You
should carry him.”
Hearing this, the
farmer and his son jumped down and tied the legs of the donkey with heavy rope.
They turned the donkey upside down and tied it to long pole. Thus they
continued their journey by carrying the donkey.
On their way, they
heard a crowd of people roaring and shouting with laughter. They clapped their
hands to see this funny show. The donkey became so uncomfortable. He was
already tired of the entire upside down journey. When he heard the loud noises,
he became nervous. He wiggled and jiggled to get free. When they were halfway
across the bridge, then the rope which held him broke and the donkey fell down
into the river.
Moral:: When you try to
please everyone, you please no one at all.
