The Pastor's Donkey

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so
pleased with the donkey that he entered it in another race, and it won again.

The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the
pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races.

The next day, the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S
ASS.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid
of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the
Next day: NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid
of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.

The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the
donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND
FREE.

Alas... The Bishop was buried the next day.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome.