![]() ![]() It’s definitely something that you won’t find in the streets of cities in the U.S. Share your stories with us at and continue to get your daily dose of inspiration by signing up for the Bright newsletter at TheEpochTimes.The donkey cart may be slow, but it’s cheap, and it’s essential for survival in this part of the world. ![]() 620–564 B.C.) was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as “Aesop’s Fables.” His tales, with their moral value, have long influenced our culture and civilization, contributing not only to the education and character building of children, but also, with their universal appeal, to the self-reflection of adults alike who have chosen to embrace the virtues or heed the warnings within. This fable is reproduced from “The Aesop for Children” (1919).Īesop (c. If you try to please all, you please none. By trying to please everybody, he had pleased nobody, and lost his donkey besides. The poor miller now set out sadly for home. The donkey did not dislike being carried, but so many people came up to point at him and laugh and shout, that he began to kick and bray, and then, just as they were crossing a bridge, the ropes that held him gave way, and down he tumbled into the river. A great crowd of people ran out to get a closer look at the strange sight. The miller and his son quickly scrambled down, and a short time later, the market place was thrown into an uproar as the two came along carrying the donkey slung from a pole. “They must be on their way to sell the poor thing’s hide,” said another. “What a crime,” cried one, “to load up a poor dumb beast like that! They look more able to carry the poor creature, than he to carry them.” They had no sooner started out again than a loud shout went up from another company of people on the road. “The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey,” illustrated by Milo Winter, from “The Aesop for Children,” 1919. The miller felt a bit vexed, but to be agreeable he told the boy to climb up behind him. “Perched on the donkey, while that poor boy has to walk.” “Look at the old fool,” exclaimed one of them. ![]() Though the miller was not tired, he made the boy get down and climbed up himself to ride, just to please the merchants.Īt the next turnstile they overtook some women carrying market baskets loaded with vegetables and other things to sell. “Respect old age, young man! Get down, and let the old man ride.” They had gone a little farther along the road, when three merchants passed by. The miller did not like to be laughed at, so he told his son to climb up and ride. The most stupid of the three is not the one you would expect it to be.” “The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey,” illustrated by Milo Winter, from “The Aesop for Children,” 1919. “What foolishness,” cried one, “to walk when they might as well ride. As they walked along the highway, some travelers laughed loudly at them. They drove him very slowly, for they thought they would have a better chance to sell him if they kept him in good condition. One day, a long time ago, an old miller and his son were on their way to market with a donkey which they hoped to sell. ![]()
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