Proud Horse And Donkey Story
Once a man took his horse and donkey to the market to buy some necessary goods. He bought enough goods from there and loaded on donkey. To see donkey over loaded the horse was getting excited. He considered himself superior animal then the donkey.
To see donkey over loaded the horse was getting excited. |
He was of the view that it was donkey's duty to lift the load and to be beaten by people. That is why he was feeling proud whereas it was very difficult for the donkey even to walk. When the donkey became tired after a long walk he said to the horse, "It will be really kind of you if you share some load.
I am not able to walk by lifting all the load. "The horse replied proudly at listening to the donkey's appeal," Why would I lift your load? You are a donkey and the donkeys do lift load like this. Whereas I am a superior breed and only special people ride on me. The donkey became very hopeless and he started weeping. They had gone a bit far when the donkey got faint and fell down.
The owner had felt the donkey's condition and his pain. |
To see donkey fallen the proud horse became very excited. He was of the view that the owner would beat the donkey with stick on that mistake but it did not happen. Because the owner had felt the donkey's condition and his pain of him of him of him. So he unloaded the donkey and put all the load on the horse. Now the horse was being punished for his pride of him. He did not want to be embarrassed before the donkey at any cost.
The horse tried to drop the goods by jumping again and again but the owner beat him and compelled him to walk straight. |
So he tried to drop the goods by jumping again and again but the owner beat him and compelled him to walk straight. Now he was going towards home with neck down, tired feet and feeling embarrassed. To see the horse, the donkey spoke softly, “Now you would have understood that I am not inferior. Its our duty to serve our owner. So if you had been dividing my load already, you would not be lifting all the load now. "
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