A
farmer had a donkey, and a poodle, a very great beauty. The donkey
lived in a 1 and had plenty of oats and hay to eat, just
as any other donkey would. The poodle lived in the house2 many cute tricks, and was a great favorite with the farmer. The
farmer often held him and 3 went out to dine without
bringing him home some food to eat. After his dinner, the poodle
always jumped onto the farmer’s 4 , and the farmer would
pet the dog till they both fell asleep in the farmer’s big
5 chair.
The donkey, on the 6 , had much work to
do. He had to carry wood from the forest or carry 7
from the farm. He often 8 his own hard life and
compared it to the easy life of the poodle.
A farmer had a donkey, and a poodle, a very great beauty. The donkey lived in a stable and had plenty of oats and hay to eat, just as any other donkey would. The poodle lived in the house, knew many cute tricks, and was a great favorite with the farmer. The farmer often held him and seldom went out to dine without bringing him home some food to eat. After his dinner, the poodle always jumped onto the farmer’s lap, and the farmer would pet the dog till they both fell asleep in the farmer’s big comfortable chair.
The donkey, on the contrary, had much work to do. He had to carry wood from the forest or carry heavy loads from the farm. He often disliked his own hard life and compared it to the easy life of the poodle.
At last, one day the donkey 1 of the stable, and
ran into the farmer's house. He stood up on his back legs and began
dancing, shaking his head, and 2 , like he had
seen the dog do. He next tried to jump and 3 all around
the farmer, but he broke the table and 4 all the dishes
to pieces. He then 5 to lick the farmer in the face.
The farmer was so shocked that he 6 and fell back
into his chair. Seeing this, the donkey 7 onto the
farmer’s lap and they all fell down with a 8 —chair,
donkey, and man.
At last, one day the donkey broke out of the stable, and ran into the farmer's house. He stood up on his back legs and began dancing, shaking his head, and spinning around, like he had seen the dog do. He next tried to jump and bounce all around the farmer, but he broke the table and smashed all the dishes to pieces. He then attempted to lick the farmer in the face.
The farmer was so shocked that he stumbled and fell back into his chair. Seeing this, the donkey leapt onto the farmer’s lap and they all fell down with a crash—chair, donkey, and man.
The field workers, after hearing the strange 1 and
realizing the danger to the farmer, came to his 2 , and
drove out the donkey to his stable with kicks and clubs. The
donkey, as he returned to the stable beaten nearly to death,
3 his foolishness, saying: "I have brought it all
on myself! Why could I not have been content to do my work, and not
wish to be lazy all day long like that 4 little
poodle!"
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A scorpion asked a frog to carry him 5 the river. “But
you will 6 me,” said the frog. “Never. I promise,”
said the scorpion. As the frog swam across the river with the
scorpion on his back, the scorpion 7 the frog. The frog
yelled, “Why did you do that? Now we will both 8 !” The
scorpion replied, “I'm a scorpion. It's what I do.” (or “it's
my nature”
The field workers, after hearing the strange commotion and realizing the danger to the farmer, came to his rescue, and drove out the donkey to his stable with kicks and clubs. The donkey, as he returned to the stable beaten nearly to death, regretted his foolishness, saying: "I have brought it all on myself! Why could I not have been content to do my work, and not wish to be lazy all day long like that useless little poodle!"
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A scorpion asked a frog to carry him across the river. “But you will sting me,” said the frog. “Never. I promise,” said the scorpion. As the frog swam across the river with the scorpion on his back, the scorpion stung the frog. The frog yelled, “Why did you do that? Now we will both drown!” The scorpion replied, “I'm a scorpion. It's what I do.” (or “it's my nature”
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