Once upon a time there was a king who wished to go fishing. He called the royal weather forecaster and asked about the upcoming weather. The weather man assured him there was no chance of rain coming up soon.

So the king took the queen and headed out to go fishing. On the way, they met a farmer and his donkey. Upon seeing the king the farmer said, “Your Majesty, you should return to the palace at once because in just a short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall.”

The king was polite, but informed the farmer that the palace forecaster is an educated and experienced professional and he gave him a very different forecast. So the king continued on his way.

A bit lit later, a torrential rain begin to fall and the king and queen were soaked. Furious, the king returned to the palace and fired his weatherman. Next, the king summoned the farmer to the castle.

When the farmer arrived, the king offered him the high paying job of Royal Forecaster. The farmer replied, “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 instead hired the donkey. We believe that this might be the very beginning of hiring asses to work in the most influential government positions. What do you think? Be sure to share this funny story with your family and friends and see what they think.