“Nasrudin, your donkey has been lost.”
Nasreddin (1208–1284) philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes
"Thank goodness I was not on the donkey at the time, or I would be lost too."
Paul Blenkiron, Stories and Analogies in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2010), ISBN 047005896X, p. 43