BALAAM’S DONKEY (Numbers 22:21-41)

i don’t know about you but the story of balaam’s talking donkey always amazes me. not so much because the donkey talks, although that’s pretty astonishing , but because balaams reaction is to ARGUE BACK WITH HIM ! i mean if my donkey or dog or cat for that matter, were to begin talking to me i would be more like

or even

or maybe

or could be

i don’t think my first reaction would be to argue with him.
is it just me ?