the donkey

[Pura Vida]

The king wanted to go fishing,
and he asked the royal weather
forecaster the forecast for the
next few hours. The palace
meteorologist assured him
that there was no chance of rain.
So the king and the queen went
fishing. On the way he met a man
with a fishing pole riding on a
donkey, and he asked the man
if the fish were biting.
The fisherman said, "Your
Majesty, you should return to
the palace! In just a short time
I expect a huge rain storm."
The king replied: "I hold the
palace meteorologist in high
regard. He is an educated and
experienced professional.
Besides, I pay him very high
wages. He gave me a very
different forecast. I trust him."
So the king continued on
his way. However, in a short
time a torrential rain fell from
the sky. The King and Queen
were totally soaked.
Furious, the king returned to
the palace and gave the order
to fire the meteorologist. Then
he summoned the fisherman
and offered him the prestigious
position of royal forecaster.
The fisherman said, "Your
Majesty, I do not know anything
about forecasting. I obtain my
information from my donkey. If
I see my donkey's ears drooping,
it means with certainty that...
it will rain."
So the king hired the donkey.
And thus began the practice of
hiring dumb asses to work in
influential positions of government.
The practice is unbroken to this date.

 

[therower]

Like it. And now the donkeys have names.
Donald seems quite a dumb ass name at the moment.
Apologies to all Donald's who are not President of the USA.