Aesop’s Fables: The Man, the Boy and the Donkey 伊索寓言：父子騎驢

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Aesop’s Fables: The Man, the Boy and the Donkey

伊索寓言：父子騎驢

A father and his son were going to market with their donkey. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what good is a donkey for if not to ride upon?”.Both of them thought that it’s a good idea.So, they sat on the donkey and started riding on the donkey.The Man, the boy and the donkey

On their way, another villager saw and said “look at the poor donkey, it can hardly walk. Aren’t you ashamed of overloading the poor donkey?”. The man felt sorry for the donkey, got off and continued on their way.

But not long they overheard two women saying “see that lazy boy, he is so young and healthy, how can he let his old father walk while he rides?”The Man, the boy and the donkey

The son got off the donkey and said to his father “I am sorry dad, please sit on the donkey”. The father started riding the donkey. But they hadn’t gone far when they passed a group of men among which one of them said “Shame on that selfish man to let his poor son trudge along”The Man, the boy and the donkey

The father and the son were confused on what to do. They thought for a while. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey upside down to the pole and carried the pole and the donkey on their shoulders. As they continued on their way, people started laughing at the strange sight. The Man, the boy and the donkeyJust as they were crossing a bridge the donkey got one of its feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge, and it’s forefeet being tied together it was drowned.

Moral of the man, the boy and the donkey story

Everybody can’t be pleased.

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1q Who was going to the market? 

Ans= A father & his son, with their donkey.

2q. Who said, "You fools, what good is a 

donkey if not to ride upon."? 

Ans= A countryman passing by them.

3q Was the countryman's idea good?

 Ans= Yes, it was.

4q Who said, "Look at the donkey, it can hardly walk. 

Aren't you afraid of overloading the poor donkey."? 

Ans= another villager

5q. Who said,"Shame on that selfish man to let his 

poor son trudge along."? 

Ans=A group of men.

Bonus q.What's the moral of the story? 

Ans="Everyone can't be pleased."

1q Who was going to the market? Ans= A father & his son, with their donkey.

2q. Who said, "You fools, what good is a donkey if not to ride upon."? Ans= A countryman passing by them.

3q Was the countryman's idea good? Ans= Yes, it was.

4q Who said, "Look at the donkey, it can hardly walk. Aren't you afraid of overloading the poor donkey."? Ans= another villager

5q. Who said,"Shame on that selfish man to let his poor son trudge along."? Ans=A group of men.

Bonus q.What's the moral of the story? Ans="Everyone can't be pleased."

fs= You can't please everyone. That's the message here. The father and son tried and failed and even put the donkey on a pole. No one was happy. They should go to the market as they go and not try to please everybody.