The Foolish Donkey
Salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey
to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day 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.
Then the donkey started to play the same trick every
day.
The salt seller came to understand the trick and
decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the
donkey.
Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton
bag would be still become lighter.
But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and
the donkey suffered. It learnt a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after
that day, and the seller was happy.
Moral:- Luck won’t favor always.