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Please All and You Will Please Nothing

’Let’s go to the market and let’s sell the donkey.’ said the man. So the man and his son took the donkey to the market.  They walked along the road and the donkey walked behind them. A young man saw the man and his son and their donkey.  He laughed, ’You’re crazy!  Why don’t you ride on your donkey?’ ’You’re right!’  said the man and he got on the donkey.  The donkey walked in front and the man’s son walked behind. A young woman saw the man riding on the donkey and his young son walking behind.  She shouted, ’That’s not fair!  You are big and strong and that poor little boy is tired.  He must ride on the donkey. Not you!’ ’You’re right!’  said the man.  So the man got off the donkey and he told his son to get on the donkey. The donkey walked in front and the father walked behind. A rich farmer saw the boy riding on the donkey and the father walking behind.  ’Heh!  You’ve got a donkey but you are walking.  That’s ridiculous!’ ’You’re right.  It is ridiculous!’ said the man and so he got