On Sunday morning of Passion week, Jesus climbed on to a donkey, and rode it the two miles from Bethphage to Jerusalem.  And as he went, thousands upon thousands of pilgrims, who had come for the Passover feast in Jerusalem, began praising Him, and hailing Him as their Messiah.  They waved palm branches, and laid their cloaks in His path in homage to Him.

And one week later, they would crucify Him.  This is that story.