FOOLISH
MAN
One day a man was going to market with his
son and his ass. They met a couple on the way.
“Why walk when you have an ass to ride?”
called out the husband, “seat the boy on the ass.”
“I would like that,” said the boy, “help me
up father.” And the father did that willingly.
Soon they met another couple. “How shameful
of you!” cried the woman, “let your father ride, won’t he be tired?”
So, the boy got down and the father rode the
ass. Again they marched on.
“Poor boy”, said the next person they met,
“Why should the lazy father ride while his son is walking?”
So, the boy got onto the ass too. As they
went on, they met some travelers.
“How cruel of them!” They are up to kill the
poor ass.” Cried one of the travelers.
Hearing this, the father and the son got
down. Now they decided to carry the ass on their shoulders. As they did so, the
travelers broke into laughter.
The laughter frightened the ass. It broke
free and galloped away.
MORAL: YOU CAN NOT PLEASE EVERYONE
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