Shake Off

A man's favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice; 

He can't pull it out no matter how hard he tries; 

He therefore decides to bury it alive. 

Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. 

The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it; 

More soil is poured. 

It shakes it off and steps up; 

The more the load was poured, the higher it rose; 

By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures. 

After much shaking off (of problems) 

And stepping up (learning from them), 

One will graze in GREEN PASTURES.