The Donkey
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.
一天，农夫的驴子掉进了井里。
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
在农夫想知道该怎么办时，这只驴子可怜地叫了好几个小时。
Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
最后，农夫断定这只驴子已经老了，无论如何，这口井还是得被盖起来。只是不值得去救那头驴。
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him.
他邀请所有的邻居过来帮助他。
They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
他们都抓起一把铲子，开始往井里铲土。
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly.
起初，驴意识到发生了什么事，发出了可怕的叫声。
Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.
然后，令大家惊讶的是，驴安静了下来。
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.
几铲土之后，农夫终于往井里看了看，对自己所看到的感到很惊讶。
With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
每一铲土落到驴背上时，驴都做了一件令人惊奇的事情。
He would shake it off and take a step up.
驴会把土抖掉，向上走一步。
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
当农夫的邻居们继续往驴身上铲土时，驴都会把土抖掉，再往上走一步。
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
很快，当驴子跨过井的边缘小步跑开时，大家都很惊讶。
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
生活会往你身上铲土，各种各样的土。从井里出来的诀窍就是把土抖掉，再往上走一步。
Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
我们遇到的每一个困难都是垫脚石。
We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and keep going.
只要不停止，永不放弃，我们就能走出最深的井！甩掉困难，继续前进。