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HUMOR: A Fable

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Mon Jul 2 09:14:53 2001

From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
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Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 09:09:03 -0400
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A Fable


There was an old man, a boy, and a donkey. They were going to
town and it was decided that the boy should ride. As they went
along they passed some people who thought that it was a shame for the boy to
ride and the old man to walk. The old man and boy decided that maybe the
critics were right, so they changed positions.

Later, they passed some more people who thought that it was a real shame for
that man to make such a small boy walk. The two decided that maybe they both
should walk.

Soon they passed some more people who thought that it was stupid to walk
when they had a donkey to ride. The man and the boy decided maybe the
critics were right so, they decided that they both should ride.

They soon passed other people who thought that it was a shame to put such a
load on a poor little animal. The old man and the boy decided that maybe the
critics were right, so they decided to carry the donkey.

As they crossed a 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 will
eventually lose your ass.


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