One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.

The jackass cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.  Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited his neighbors to come over and help him.  They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.  At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.  Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well.  He was astonished at what he saw.  With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer and his neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.  Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, lots of dirt!

The trick to getting along 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 just by not stopping, never giving up!

Shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the 5 simple rules to being happy:

1.Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2.Free your mind from worries - Most never happen.
3.Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4.Give more.
5.Expect less
NOW . . . enough of all this happy crap . . .

The donkey later came back and bit the heck out of the farmer.  The gashes from the bites became severely infected, and the farmer eventually died in extreme agony from septic shock.

MORAL FROM TODAY'S LESSON:

When you do something wrong and try to cover your ass, it always comes right back to bite you !!

Using an inspirational fable in an elaborate setup for a rather amusing pun. Unorthodox, but pretty effective. 

FWIW, I like it a lot.