THE FARMER AND THE DONKEY

One day, an old farmer and his son wanted to sell their donkey at the market. On their way there, they met some girls. “Look at those fools! They are walking instead of riding the donkey,” said the girls. When the farmer heard this, he told his son to ride on the donkey.

A few minutes later, they saw some old men. “Get down, you lazy boy! Get down and let your poor father ride!” said the old men. The father quickly told his son to get down. Then he sat on the donkey while his son walked.

Soon, they met a group of woman. “Poor boy, he looks so tired. He should be riding on the donkey, too,” they said. Upon hearing this, the farmer told his son to sit behind him on the donkey.

They had almost reached town when they saw some villagers. One of them said, “Excuse, me. Does the donkey belong to you?”

“Yes,” replied the farmer.

“Poor animal, he can hardly walk. You lazy people should get down and carry him instead.” Said the villager.

The farmer and his son quickly got down. They tied the donkey’s legs together and carried him. The donkey started kicking. It broke the rope and ran off. They lost their donkey.