A Merchant and his Donkey
One beautiful spring morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with ............. to go to the market
bags of salt
...............the donkey ....................... and noticed that the bags of salt loaded on his back .
slipped and fell into the river- became lighter
What did the merchant do ?
return home where he loaded his donkey with more bags of salt.
What did the donkey do ?
deliberately, the donkey fell into the river and wasted all the bags of salt on its back again.
What The merchant do when he quickly discovered the donkey’s trick.
He then returned home again but re-loaded his donkey with bags of sponges.
........... On reaching the river the donkey again fell into the water. But instead of the load becoming lighter, it became
heavier.
Theme:
those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves