Recalcitrant Mule!

HEE-haw. nope.

"Come on, mule, let's take a walk!" "Nope." "I brought a carrot! Look, a snack!" "Nope." "Just one step? Pretty please?" "Nope, nope, nope — and that's a nope on the back!"

Four feet planted. Eyes shut tight. You can pull all afternoon. This mule decided NOT today, And not tomorrow noon!

RECALCITRANT! Ree-kal-suh-trunt! It will NOT cooperate! RECALCITRANT! Ree-kal-suh-trunt! It's planted by the gate!

HEE-haw!

"We'll be late!" "Nope." "There's apples there!" "Nope." "I'll carry YOU!" "...nope." Pull all you like — it doesn't care!

RECALCITRANT! Ree-kal-suh-trunt! It will NOT cooperate! RECALCITRANT! Ree-kal-suh-trunt! It's planted by the gate!

hee... haw...

Then the farmer sat down to rest.

And the mule walked over.

"...this was MY idea."

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