The boy rode on the donkey and the old man
walked. As they went along,
some people remarked, "It was a shame the old
man was
walking and the boy was riding." The man and boy
thought maybe the
critics were right,
so they changed positions.
Later, they passed some people that remarked,
"What a shame, he makes
that little boy walk, " They decided they both
would walk!
Soon they passed some more people who thought
they were stupid to walk
when they had
a decent donkey to ride. So the both rode the
donkey! Now they passed
some people that shamed them saying how awful it
was to put such a load
on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they were
probably right, so they
decided to
carry the donkey. As they crossed a bridge, they
lost their grip on the
animal and it fell into the river and drowned.
Management Lesson:
If you try to please everyone, you will
eventually lose your ass.