oneagleswings ADMIN II
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| Subject: The Man, The Boy and The Donkey Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:20 am | |
| A MAN and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?” 1 So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went on their way. But soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides.” 2 So the Man ordered his Boy to get off, and got on himself. But they hadn’t gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy lout to let his poor little son trudge along.” 3 Well, the Man didn’t know what to do, but at last he took his Boy up before him on the Donkey. By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The Man stopped and asked what they were scoffing at. The men said: “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor Donkey of yours—you and your hulking son?” 4 The Man and Boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the Donkey’s feet to it, and raised the pole and the Donkey to their shoulders. They went along amid the laughter of all who met them till they came to Market Bridge, when the Donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the Boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle the Donkey fell over the bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together he was drowned. 5 “That will teach you,” said an old man who had followed them: “PLEASE ALL, AND YOU WILL PLEASE NONE.”
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worshipfreely WRITERS’ MENTOR (500 + posts)
CCW GOLD MEMBER POETRY CONTEST WINNER Posts : 832 Age : 51 Join date : 2011-08-29 Location : Hillsboro OR
| Subject: Re: The Man, The Boy and The Donkey Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:43 pm | |
| Word. There is only One I seek to please. HE takes care of the rest. |
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Lora SITE ADMINISTRATOR
Posts : 5907 Age : 53 Join date : 2011-07-26 Location : Southern CA
| Subject: Re: The Man, The Boy and The Donkey Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:30 pm | |
| I hear that! |
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Emjay NEW KID ON THE BLOCK (0-5 Posts)
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| Subject: Re: The Man, The Boy and The Donkey Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:30 pm | |
| That is helpful. |
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oneagleswings ADMIN II
CCW GOLD MEMBER CCW SUPPORTER 2X POETRY CONTEST WINNER Posts : 4323 Age : 64 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : south carolina
| Subject: Re: The Man, The Boy and The Donkey Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:42 am | |
| i heard this in a radio sermon quoted by i believe...Adrian Rogers, it's all i listen to while i drive my truck at work (sermons). i probably listen to anywhere from three up to twelve or so messages per day. i absolutely love the story telling style of Dr. Robbie Zacharias! |
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