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30. ''With each shovel of dirt that hit the donkey's back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up.''

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:03 PM

11 hrs ago

Excerpt from the story about the donkey who fell in a deep well ...

As the farmer and his neighbors continued to throw dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another step up. Soon everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to throw dirt your way and attempt to bury you. However, no one ever gets out of life's wells by giving up! Shake the dirt off and take a step up!

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