The animal was grazing above the mountain property in Brazil when it slipped and crashed through the ceramic tiles. The startled family, who declined to be identified, called the firemen as they captured the bizarre scene.
They joked: "When we don't get rain we get falling donkeys instead"', while adding only an animal as sturdy as that is capable of something so "incredibly ridiculous".
Firefighters at the scene said it had been raining quite heavily in the region recently, which may have contributed to the donkey losing its footing from above and tumbling down on top of the house.