Once a farmer had an unruly donkey, who ran around his fields and never did what he was supposed to do.
The farmer was at a loss and offered a reward for anyone who could tame his wild donkey.
Many people tried but failed, they tried shouting at it, tempting it with carrots, etc… but noting seemed to work.
Then one day a wondering traveler heard of the reward and decided to try and tame this wild donkey.
The traveler picked up the largest plank of wood he could find and whacked the donkey between the eyes, he then whispered something in his ear, and from then on the donkey was cured.
But the farmer was horrified and frankly appalled and refused to give the traveler his reward “if I wanted someone to whack my donkey between the eyes i could have done it myself”
- “ahh” said the traveler, “but that was just to get his attention!”
This post was written by Urban Guru on July 9, 2007
