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Shake it Off... &.... Take a Step Up

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IF You Can Take It... You Can Make It One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a 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. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, after some time 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 was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, He was shaking the dirt off and taking a step up… and he continued to do so.  Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donk...