A man was lost while driving
through the countryside. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove
off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in
the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help.
“Warwick can get you out of that ditch,” said the farmer, pointing to an old
mule standing in a field. The man looked at the decrepit old mule and looked at
the farmer who just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.”
The man figured he had nothing to lose. The two men and the mule made their way
back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the mule to the car. With a snap of the
reins, he shouted, “Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!”
And the mule pulled that car right out of the ditch.
The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, “Why did
you call out all of those names before you called Warwick?”
The farmer grinned and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. As long as he
believes he’s part of a team, he doesn’t mind pulling.”