The Ass and His Masters

An Ass had three different masters—a gardener, a potter, and a tanner.

He worked hard under each one, but each job seemed worse than the last. When he was sold to the tanner, he said, “Now I know it can’t get worse—because even after I die, my skin will be used here.”

Moral: Some situations keep getting worse, even when you think they can't.

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