The donkey, The horse

The donkey, The horse

A salt seller had a donkey and a horse. He used to carry the salt bags on his donkey to the market every day, and himself used to ride on the horse. One day donkey fell down, and the salt-seller yelled at him, calling him foolish and lazy.

The donkey was upset and he told the horse, ‘The salt-seller thinks I am foolish and lazy. I know, you also think same about me. I do main work for him but he gives no importance to me. You only carry him on your back but still he take cares of you. One day, I will surely teach him a lesson.’

‘I do not consider my work any less important than yours.’ Saying the horse once again warned the donkey not to mess up with the salt-seller.

One day, while crossing a stream, the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry.

The donkey was happy, and started to play the same trick every day.

Soon, the salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to the donkey. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. The horse  had seen what was inside the bag, and warned the donkey about it but the donkey was too proud to pay heed to it.

The donkey played the same trick and the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. At night the donkey kept crying in pain. The horse in the nearby stable, laughed, ‘I warned you not to play the tricks. Every work is important. We must give hundred percent to whatever work we are assigned.’

The donkey cried out loudly in pain.

Life Berrys