The horse and donkey

The Horse and the Donkey

A washer man had a horse and a donkey. One day, the washer man had loaded his donkey

with heavy bundles of clothes. The horse carried nothing.

The load on the donkey was very heavy. So he requested the horse, brother! The load is killing me. Please share some of it.

The horse neighed. Why should I? We horses are meant for riding.

The donkey kept walking on. Eventually, the donkey fell down exhausted by the heavy load.

then the washer man realised his mistake. He gave water to the donkey and transferred

the entire load of clothes onto the horse’s back.

The horse repented and thought, I should have listened to the donkey and accepted

half the load. Now I will have to carry the entire load to the market.

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