An old man, his wife and a donkey were going to town. His wife rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went along, they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and his wife was riding. The man and his wife thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Then, later, they passed some people who remarked, "What a shame, he makes his wife walk." So they then decided they'd both walk!
Soon they passed some more people who thought they were fools to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey.
Now they passed some people who shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey.
The woman and her husband figured they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the 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 might as well... Kiss your “donkey" goodbye! And even this ending won’t please everyone.
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