the Domestic Donkey: Urged on with a Staff
Source: TTT
Numbers 22:23, 27
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into a field. So Balaam beat her to return her to the path. / When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.