一天,一個農民的驢子掉進枯井裡。可憐的驢子在井裡凄慘地叫了幾個鐘頭,期望主人把它救出去。可主人召眾人都想辦法,怎樣也想不出法子救驢子上來,他們倒是認定,反正驢已經老了,死了也沒什麼可惜,況且這口枯井是該馬上填了的,乾脆現在一填把這老驢埋了算了。主人只好同意,讓大家幫忙填井埋驢。
當第一鏟土落下的時候,驢子就很快意識到發生了什麼事,起初,它只在井裡恐懼地大叫。不一會,令大家都很不解的是,它居然安靜下來。主人不禁奇怪地探頭去看,每一鏟砸到驢子背上的泥土,它都做了出人意料的緊急處理;迅速地抖落下來,然後狠狠地用蹄子踩緊,把自己墊高一些。
就這樣,人們不停地把泥土往枯井裡鏟,驢子也就不停地抖落那些打在背上的泥土,使自己不斷地升高著,而最終升到井口,自救成功了,在人們驚嘆的目光中,驢子跳出枯井,悠然走去。
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The farmer and his donkey
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.The donkey cried for hours as the farmer tried to find out what to do. He then thought the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up, so there was no need to save the donkey. He decided to bury it!
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. At first,the donkey realized what was happening and cried, but slowly it became quiet till farmer looked down, he was surprised at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit the donkey's back, it would shake it off and take a step up!
As the farmer's neighbors went on shoveling dirt on top of the animal, it would shake it off and take a step up.Soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and got out.
Life is going to shovel dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. The trick of getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!
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