The Intelligent Mule

   Once upon a time a farmer owned an old mule.The mule fell into the farmer's well.The farmer heard the mule braying after it fell into the well.After carefully assessing the situation,the farmer sympathized with the mule,but decided the neither the mule nor the well was worth of the trouble saving.Instead he called his neighbours together and told them what happened.....&enlisted them to help fill up the well with soil to buy the old mule&put him out of his misery.
  Initially,the old  mule was hysterical!But as the farmer&his neighbours continued shovelling&the dirt hit his back,it dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back,HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF&STEP UP!
''shake it off&step up...shake it off and step up....shake it off and step up!''
he repeated to encourage himself,No matter how painful the blows,or distressing the situation seemed,the old mule just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF&STEPPING UP.
  It wasn't long before he battered&exhaused,stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well!
What seemed like it would bury him,actually blessed him..all because of the manner in which he handed his adversity.
 

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