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A farmer’s donkey once fell down into a deep, dry well. The animal 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.

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As the neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he continued to shake it off and step up. Pretty soon, everyone watched in surprise as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off! A farmer’s donkey once fell down into a deep, dry well

A few shovel-loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing: . If you enjoyed that, would you like a

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed shovels and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried even louder. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you—all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up . Every trouble can be a stepping stone.