The Jackass

A man was walking through the woods one day to enjoy it's sights and it's smells, to just get in touch with nature. As he walked he came upon a cliff he knew that if he fell that would cause serious injury so he took it slow making sure that every step was just as careful as the next. All of at sudden, his footing gave way, he tried to stop himself from the fall but down he came and tumbled all the way down the hill. When he came to he noticed a sever pain in his leg, he reached down and felt it, he was doomed, he had in fact broken his leg. He yelled and yelled, finally an old man came out of the woods, the old man looked like a hermit, walked with limp, and he smelled like he hadn't bathed in month. To the younger man he looked like a miracle and his scent didn't matter to him. The man said to the older gent: "Sir please help me I've broken my leg and I can't move I took a nasty fall from the cliff." The old man agreed but he would have to return with a way to get him out of here he wouldn't be no more than a half hour. The man sat there thinking that a ATV would take him out but when the half hour came past and old man returned he noticed a Jackass. "This old Jackass is the best thing for ya" said the old man. The man looked at the jackass not believing his eyes this old thing is going to carry me out, why it looks like it couldn't pull a child let alone a two hundred pound man. It's chest was hardly large the hoofs looked like they needed new shoes you can see the belly was sagging so low it had a sag in the back but that didn't take away from the fact you could almost see it's ribs and one of it's ears had a split. "How do you suppose we do this Old man?" asked the man. The old man spit tobacco juice out of his lips and said... "I'm gonna make a litter something the Indians would do and this here Jackass is gonna pull you out". The man's worst fear was about to come true this animal has to pull him out. " Are you sure he can do it old man?" The old man was taken aback. "Son I don't see where you have much of a choice just relax and this old Jackass will show you a thing or two, he's still got a lot of strength left in him". When the litter was complete and the man securely laying on it, the old man gave the Jackass a slap and the Jackass was off the old man was nearly running trying to keep up with it. When it came to a hill it walked nearly running pulling the litter and coming back down the other side the jackass slowed its pace to make the journey a smooth ride for the passenger in the litter. The man was very surprised, this old, decrepit Jackass was pulling better than anything he could have imagined and was laughing at himself for doubting the animals strength, forty-five minutes later he was in the old man's truck going to town to the hospital. When the old man dropped him off at the hospital the man shook his hand and said: "Old man I sure thank you, and give that Jackass an extra bucket of grain for me tonight would you?" The old man smiled a toothless grin and said, "Son come back and see Ol' Jack and me when you heal up and I'll give him the grain, good luck to you".

When something doesn't look like it has anymore strength left in it don't doubt it, when pressed it will surprise you..

Tomorrow Things of Interest.