The Foolish Donkey Story

Have you ever heard about a foolish donkey? Here is a story of a foolish donkey who tried to outsmart his merchant. The donkey once fell into a river while carrying a load of salt dissolved in water. When the salt dissolved, the load became lighter. So, he used this trick to lighten his load and avoid his task. One day his master realised his trick and tricked him with his trick to teach him a lesson. Do you want to know how? For that, you have to read the foolish donkey story with pictures.

Here, you can read the story with its moral.

The merchant  and a donkey walking

The Foolish Donkey Story

Once upon a time, a merchant and his donkey lived in a village. The donkey used to carry his master's load to another village to sell salt. Every day, he carried the load through a river and a forest. Walking daily, he used to get tired and often thought, "Is there any way I can avoid this task?"

One day, as usual, the merchant loaded sacks of salt on the donkey's back. Then both the donkey and the merchant started walking. They crossed the forest and reached the river. While crossing the river, the donkey accidentally fell into the river. When the donkey fell, the sacks of salt also fell and dissolved in the water.

The merchant got shocked and picked up the donkey, but when he picked up the sack, he saw most of the salt dissolved. The weight of the sack got lighter and became more accessible for the donkey to carry. The donkey got happy and thought of doing this again to avoid carrying too much weight.

The next day the merchant and the donkey got ready to leave for the market, and the merchant loaded the sacks. When they reached the river, the donkey fell into it again, but this time he did it on purpose, and as he expected, the salt dissolved, and the weight became lighter. The donkey carried it happily. He continued doing the same trick for some more days.

The merchant worried he would lose as his salt continuously dissolved in the river. He thought about why his donkey was falling into the river every day. Then he realised that the donkey was doing it on purpose. The next day again, the merchant stood with the sacks.

The donkey came happily towards him, thinking of doing the trick again, but little did he know that the sacks were of sand and not salt. They started walking towards the river, and once they reached as expected, the donkey fell into the river. The sacks got all soaked with water and became heavier. The merchant picked up the donkey.

The donkey thought the weight would be lighter like every other day, but when the merchant loaded the sacks of sand on the donkey's back, he realised that the weight had grown heavier. The merchant laughed and said, "What did you think? I will never realise that you were trying to avoid doing your work. I tricked you in your trick." The donkey realised his mistake and silently took the load to the market.

Moral

One’s laziness can cause a great deal of pain and loss.

Summary

The moral of this story is you should never try to avoid the work given to you. Avoiding work is easy, but completing the work is the right thing to do. Every work you do will teach you something, and it will help you grow in your life.

The foolish donkey tried to trick the merchant but got fooled by him. He tricked the merchant into avoiding his work but ended up doing more work than usual. As you can see, you should refrain from avoiding the task, or it will get piled up, and you will end up doing more tasks than usual. Never take the easy way; instead, complete the work on time and don't be a donkey.

Conclusion

From The Foolish Donkey Story, you must have understood that the donkey, being scared of working, starts to trick his master. He simply wanted to avoid overwork but fell into his trap. So, you should not behave like a foolish donkey. Instead, try to become hardworking and positive in life. Always maintain a positive attitude even though certain things or works are less appealing.