1、The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey It is a bright sunny morning. A man is loading a bundle of salt onto his Donkey. He is going to sell the salt at the market. The man is very excited. He hopes to get a good price for the salt. Donkey: Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Man: Stand still, Donkey
2、! Donkey: (murmur) How heavy it will be! Man: Dont worry. It isnt very heavy. Donkey: (murmur)I dont believe you. It is always heavy. Man: Lets go, Donkey! The two are on their way. The man is very happy, but the Donkey is not. The salt on his back is very heavy. Man: Oh, what a beautiful morning! L
3、ook at the beautiful flowers. I shall sell the salt and buy some new shoes. Donkey: What a terrible morning. The sun is shining and my back is heavy. I am hot and tired. I want to rest. Man: Lets go fast, Donkey. I need some new shoes. Donkey: I cant go any faster. My legs are getting weak. Where is
4、 the market? Why is it so far away? The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey The two keep walking. There is a stream ahead. They must cross it. Man: We must cross that stream. Donkey: Oh no! A stream! I am tired and weak. The stream will be hard to cross. Man: Dont be worry, Donkey. It wont be too hard
5、. I will help you. The two are at the stream. Man: Be careful, Donkey! Just follow me. Walk slowly step by step. Donkey: The rocks are very slippery. What if I fall? I am afraid. Man: Watch out, Donkey! It is very slippery here. Donkey: Hee-haw! The Donkey slips and falls. It cant get up. Man: Oh, n
6、o! Get up, Donkey! Get up quickly! Get up before the salt melts! Now! Donkey: I cant. I cant get up. The rocks are slippery and my legs are weak. Man: Come on! Get up at once! The man keeps pulling at the donkey, but it is no use. After a while the Donkey finally gets up and they cross the stream. M
7、an: Look! All the salt is gone. The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey What shall I do? Donkey: Hey! My back is light. What happened? I fell in the stream and my back became light. This is great! However, the next day, the Master loads more salt onto the Donkey and heads for the market again. Man: St
8、and still. Today, I will load more salt. Donkey: It is heavier than yesterday. Man: lets go quickly. I have to sell all of this salt today. Again, they come to the stream. Donkey: I have an idea. I will fall down here on purpose. Then my back will become light again. Man: You better not fall down ag
9、ain, Donkey. Just follow me and be careful. One step at a time. This time, the rocks werent slippery at all, but the Donkey fell down on purpose. Donkey: Hee-haw. Man: Be careful, not gain. Donkey: Hee-haw., hee-haw. Man： Come on, Donkey! Get up! Get up now! The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey The
10、 man pulled at the Donkey, but it didnt get up for a long time. Afterwards all of the salt was melted. Man: Oh my goodness! All of my salt is melted again! What shall I do? Donkey: Heh, heh, heh. It worked again. I will keep falling down in the stream. Man: I know what you are thinking, Donkey. You
11、cant trick me. I will teach you a lesson. Both the man and the Donkey had a grin on their faces. The next day, the man loaded the Donkeys back again. Man: Come here, Donkey. We are going to the market again. This is very light. Donkey: Hey, he is right this time. This is light. But it will become ev
12、en lighter later. Heh, heh, heh. After a while, the two reach the stream once again. Man: theres the stream. Dont fall down again today. If you do, you will be sorry. The foolish Donkey The foolish Donkey Donkey: I dont believe you. I will fall down on purpose again. Then my back will become even li
13、ghter. Donkey: Hee-haw. This time, the Master didnt help the Donkey get up. Instead, after a while, the Donkey tried to get up by itself. Donkey: I will get up now. Hey! What is wrong? I cant get up. My back is so heavy. Man: Get up, you foolish Donkey! Donkey: Why is my back so heavy? I dont understand. Man: Poor Donkey! Plain cotton is light. But wet cotton is very heavy. Donkey: Oh, I didnt know. I shouldnt have fooled my Master. Man： Come on, Donkey! Lets go! The market is still far away. We have a long way to go. Donkey: Oh nooooooo! MORAL Dont fall for ones own tricks.