One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into an old, dried up well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out how to save him.  Eventually, the farmer knew what he had to do.

So, he invited all of his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to cast dirt into the well on top of the donkey. Horrified at the farmer’s cruelty and in great fear of being buried alive, the donkey brayed even louder and more desperately. But then, after a time, the well grew quiet.

Realizing what was happening as the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of him, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up. Eventually, as the sun was setting and after a full day of shoveling, the dirt had nearly reached the top, and the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

There may be times when it feels like your teachers are dumping dirt on your head.  Just remember, they’re not doing it to bury you, but to help you.  It remains up to you whether you will shake it off and step up.

And now, for the Friday Funnies:

A teacher asks her class,
“If you had $10 in one pocket and $5 in the other, what would you have?”

A young boy raised his hand and said,
“Someone else’s pants.”

Have a wonderful day.