Willy and the Frustrations of a Different Brain

Once upon a time, there was a well-meaning, slightly scatterbrained donkey named Willy. Willy had one important mission on his mind: delivering a special birthday gift to his daughter. After days of wandering around the bustling marketplace, he finally found a perfect gift, one that he knew would make her smile. Confident he had it all sorted, Willy trotted up to the shopkeeper, handed over his carefully counted coins, and started back home, feeling like the world’s most organized donkey.

But see, Willy’s brain worked a bit differently from other donkeys. Sometimes he got so laser-focused on a single detail that he missed a few other crucial ones, like say, reading the fine print. Other times, the world around him felt overwhelming, like it was spinning just a bit too fast for him to keep up.

The next morning, Willy found a strange note in his mail: it was from the shop, asking for his address! “Wait, what? Didn’t I already give them all the details?” he muttered, scratching his ear with a hoof. Willy liked his world orderly and predictable; changes like this threw him for a loop and made him downright uneasy.

Determined to sort it out, he tried calling customer service—but alas, he was met with endless hold music and, of course, customer support hours that never seemed to line up with his schedule. His frustration built, and he felt a big bray building up inside him. “Why can’t the world just work the way it’s supposed to?” he thought. “Is that too much to ask?”

In the end, Willy had two choices: he could either find another way to get his daughter’s gift delivered or wait patiently until customer service opened again. So he decided to write his daughter a heartfelt note explaining the delay. He knew she’d understand. After all, she was familiar with her dad’s unique way.

He wrote, “I may be a bit of a jackass, but I promise your gift is on its way, even if I have to go back to the shop myself!” His daughter couldn’t help but chuckle at his note. She understood that while her dad’s brain worked a bit differently, his love was always clear.

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