The Old Man and His Son with Their Donkey
Short Story on "The Old Man and His Son with Their Donkey"
Once, an old man and his son were taking their donkey to the market to sell it. They were walking behind it. They met an old woman on the way. She said that both the old man and his son were, fools. They had a donkey but did not mount it. The old man made his boy ride the donkey. He himself continued walking behind it. On the way, they came across a man. He saw the boy riding and the old men walking on foot. He said that the boy was selfish who had no kind feelings for his old father who was walking on loot.
The boy got off the donkey. He asked his lather to ride the donkey. The old man rode the donkey and the boy began to walk behind it. After a while they came across a girl. She said that the father was very cruel who could feel no pity for his little boy on foot. The father asked his son to sit in front of him on the donkey. The boy obeyed his lather. Alter sometime, they met a boy. lie said that they were very cruel as they were riding a weak donkey. Now they should carry the tired donkey to undo the cruelty.
Both the son and the father got down the donkey and decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders. They tied its legs with a rope and carried ii on their shoulders. They had to cross a canal. The donkey was frightened. It tried to be free. In this tug of war, ii fell into the canal and was drowned. When the old man and his son returned to their village empty-handed, they realized that it is almost impossible to please everyone.
Moral:
You cannot please everyone.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
There are as many opinions as people.
The boy got off the donkey. He asked his lather to ride the donkey. The old man rode the donkey and the boy began to walk behind it. After a while they came across a girl. She said that the father was very cruel who could feel no pity for his little boy on foot. The father asked his son to sit in front of him on the donkey. The boy obeyed his lather. Alter sometime, they met a boy. lie said that they were very cruel as they were riding a weak donkey. Now they should carry the tired donkey to undo the cruelty.
Both the son and the father got down the donkey and decided to carry the donkey on their shoulders. They tied its legs with a rope and carried ii on their shoulders. They had to cross a canal. The donkey was frightened. It tried to be free. In this tug of war, ii fell into the canal and was drowned. When the old man and his son returned to their village empty-handed, they realized that it is almost impossible to please everyone.
Moral:
You cannot please everyone.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
There are as many opinions as people.
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