THERE WAS AN ‪ OLD MULE‬ :

There was an old mule. One day accidentally he ‪fell‬ into the ‪farmer‬’s ‎well‬. The farmer has evaluated the situation and thought to himself, that neither the well nor the old mule was worth the efforts to save them. Thus he decided to haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well.

So the farmer called his ‪‎neighbours‬ and together they started to shovel dirt into the well. The old mule was ‪terrified‬ and ‪‎hysterical‬ in the beginning. But soon one hopeful idea came to his mind — every time when a shovel of dirt landed on his back, he would ‪‎shake‬ it off and step up!

He repeated these words to himself again and again: „Shake it off and ‪‎step‬ up“. This way he could ‪‎struggle‬ the panic and ‪encourage‬ himself. After some time, the mule had stepped over the well‘s wall. Although terribly tired, he was the ‪‎winner‬, he saved his own life. He decided to face his ‪adversity‬ ‪‎positively‬ and not to give up, and thus he won.

What seemed to bury him, actually saved him, owing to his ‪‎confidence‬ and restless ‪efforts‬.