The Old Man, The Little Boy And The Donkey

This is the way I heard it:

Once there was an old man, a little boy and a donkey. One day the old man decided to go to town so he and the little boy got onto the donkey and started toward town. After a while, they met an old woman in the road. The old woman said to the old man, you are much to big to be riding on that poor little donkey, get off and lead him. So the old man got off the donkey and continued on toward town. A little while later, they met another old woman. The old woman said, old man, that little boy is to big to be riding that poor little donkey, he should be walking. So the old man got the little boy off the donkey and they continued on toward town. A little further along, they came upon another old woman, she said to the old man, old man that little boy is much to small to be walking in this rough road, pick him up and carry him. So the old man picked up the little boy and carried him under one arm and continued to lead the donkey toward town. Further on, they came upon another old woman, she said, old man, that poor little donkey is getting his hooves bruised and broken by the stones in this road, you need to pick him up and carry him. So the old man did, he picked up the donkey and put him under his other arm. The old man walked on toward town with the little boy under one arm and the donkey under the other. Eventually they came to a foot log over a creek. The old man started over the foot log carrying the little boy and the donkey but he could not keep his balance and they all fell in to the creek. The donkey drowned, the little boy drowned and the old man drowned.

The moral of this story is:

If you try to please everyone, you will loose your ass and everything else.