143. The Donkey on the Ledge
As Nasruddin was leading his donkey down a steep mountain path, the donkey stumbled and fell.
“O God,” Nasruddin shouted, “if you save my poor donkey, I’ll donate a gold coin to the mosque!”
Miraculously, the donkey landed on the ledge below. Nasruddin was amazed. “Thank you, God!” he exclaimed. “I had no idea you were so desperate for cash!”
Then the ledge under the donkey started to crumble.
“Okay, God, okay! I’ll donate two gold coins.”
Then the ledge collapsed and the donkey plunged to its death. Nasruddin sighed. “I never thought God would drive such a hard bargain.”
This Tale is from “Tiny Tales of Nasruddin” by Laura Gibbs. The book is licensed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. © 2019-202The2 Laura Gibbs
This morning I went to the Adobe Café and Bakery at the junction of NM12&US180 for breakfast and give Desperado a chance to do its stuff. Engine was running very good and pulled the grades with a down ship from overdrive but maintained the 45-50 cruise control speed that was set. On the way back to the park I stopped at Jake’s and picked up some groceries. Then as soon as I got backed into my space I did the holding tank dumps. So, I’m all set for another week when I’ll do it all again.