Once upon a time, a man and his boy were leading their donkey to the market. A passerby saw them and laughed, “Why walk when you have a donkey to ride?” Hearing this, the man placed his boy on the donkey's back.
On their journey, they met a group of men. One pointed and said, “Look at that lazy boy, riding while his father walks.” On hearing this, the man switched places with his boy.
Later, they passed two women. One clucked, “What a shame! The man rides while his small boy walks.” The man, confused, decided to ride with his boy on the donkey.
As they entered the town, people began to point and laugh. “How cruel to overload the poor donkey!” they exclaimed. Distressed, the man and boy dismounted the donkey.
In a daze, they tied the donkey's feet to a pole and carried it on their shoulders. This only caused more laughter among the townspeople. Nearing a bridge, the donkey struggled, causing the boy to drop the pole. In the commotion, the donkey fell into the river and, unable to swim with tied legs, tragically drowned.
An old man who had watched them said, "Try to please everyone, and you'll end up pleasing no one."
Once upon a time, a man and his son were taking their donkey to the market. The sun was warm, and the road was dusty.
A traveler walking by saw them and laughed. "Why are you walking when you have a donkey?" he said. "One of you should ride it!"
Hearing this, the man put his son on the donkey’s back.
As they walked on, they passed some men. One of them frowned. "Look at that boy riding while his father has to walk!"
Feeling embarrassed, the man helped his son down and got on the donkey himself.
A little while later, they met two women. One shook her head. "What a shame! The man rides while his little boy has to walk."
The man sighed. He lifted his son onto the donkey so they could both ride.
When they reached town, people pointed and whispered, "How mean! They are making that poor donkey carry such a heavy load!"
The man and his son felt upset, so they both got off the donkey. Not knowing what else to do, they tied the donkey’s feet to a pole and carried it.
As they crossed a bridge, a crowd gathered, laughing and pointing. The donkey, frightened by the noise, kicked and wriggled. The boy lost his grip, and the donkey fell into the river. Since its feet were tied, it couldn’t swim.
The man and his son watched in shock as their donkey disappeared beneath the water.
An old man nearby saw what happened. He shook his head and said, "If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one."
There is a man and his son. They have a donkey. They go to the market. A person walks by and laughs. The person says, "Why do you walk? You have a donkey." The man puts his son on the donkey.
They walk more. They meet some men. One man says, "Look! The boy rides, and the father walks." The man gets on the donkey. The son walks.
They walk more. They meet two women. One woman says, "That is bad! The man rides, and the boy walks." The man and his son both ride the donkey.
They come to the town. The people laugh. They say, "How mean! The donkey carries a heavy load." The man and his son feel bad. They get off the donkey.
They do not know what to do. They tie the donkey's feet to a pole. They carry the donkey. The people laugh more.
They cross a bridge. The donkey moves. The boy drops the pole. The donkey falls into the river. The donkey cannot swim. The donkey drowns.
An old man sees this. He says, "You cannot make everyone happy."
Once upon a time, a man and his son were taking their donkey to the market. The sun was warm, and the road was dusty.
A traveler walking by saw them and laughed. "Why are you walking when you have a donkey?" he said. "One of you should ride it!"
Hearing this, the man put his son on the donkey’s back.
As they walked on, they passed some men. One of them frowned. "Look at that boy riding while his father has to walk!"
Feeling embarrassed, the man helped his son down and got on the donkey himself.
A little while later, they met two women. One shook her head. "What a shame! The man rides while his little boy has to walk."
The man sighed. He lifted his son onto the donkey so they could both ride.
When they reached town, people pointed and whispered, "How mean! They are making that poor donkey carry such a heavy load!"
The man and his son felt upset, so they both got off the donkey. Not knowing what else to do, they tied the donkey’s feet to a pole and carried it.
As they crossed a bridge, a crowd gathered, laughing and pointing. The donkey, frightened by the noise, kicked and wriggled. The boy lost his grip, and the donkey fell into the river. Since its feet were tied, it couldn’t swim.
The man and his son watched in shock as their donkey disappeared beneath the water.
An old man nearby saw what happened. He shook his head and said, "If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one."
Once upon a time, a dad and his kiddo were walking their donkey to the market. A guy walks by and laughs, “Hey, you've got a donkey there! Why are you two hiking like it’s a nature trail?”
Dad thought for a second. "Okay, you're on, mister donkey!" He helped his son climb up.
Further down the road, they met some dudes who were all, “Whoa, look at Mr. Little Guy, cruising like he’s in a parade float, while Dad's hoofing it!” Dad scratched his head. "Alrighty then, switcheroo time!" He and his son swapped places faster than you could say, “Donkey see, donkey do.”
Things got even more bonkers when they passed two ladies. One lady was like, “Aww, how come Dad gets to take it easy, while junior down there is left hoofing it?” Confused but wanting to keep everyone smiling, Dad said, "Why not both of us?" They both got on the donkey, grinning like they’d just found a treasure chest of cookies.
But as they entered town, oh boy! People pointed and giggled, “Hey, that donkey’s got more passengers than a clown car!” Feeling super-duper puzzled now, Dad and son got off and looked at their donkey. "Maybe he wants a piggyback ride too?" They tied the donkey’s hooves to a stick and actually started carrying it! It was a sight so funny that everyone in town couldn't stop laughing. "It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Super-Donkey?"
Near a bridge, Mr. Donkey decided he'd had enough of this circus act. He wiggled and jiggled, and WHOOPS! The stick slipped, and SPLASH! Into the river went the donkey, and oh, he couldn’t swim back up.
An old guy, who’d seen the whole comedy unfold, took a sip of his juice box and said, “Listen, trying to make everyone happy is like trying to teach a donkey to tap dance. No one ends up smiling.”
And so Dad and son realized: You can’t make everyone happy, no matter how many funny tricks you try!
Through the hills and far away,
A man and boy walked one fine day.
With a donkey by their side so neat,
Their journey's goal: the market street.
A stranger chuckled, “Oh how silly!
Use that donkey, don't be willy-nilly!”
So the boy hopped up, as told was right,
Riding high, a delightful sight.
But along the path, men did deride,
“See the boy ride, while his dad’s outside!”
So, the man then climbed and took the lead,
Wishing only to do a good deed.
Two women whispered, with a sigh,
“The boy walks? Oh, my, oh my!”
Together then, both rode the beast,
Thinking all critique had finally ceased.
Through the town, laughter did ring,
Their actions seeming a foolish thing.
But near a bridge, the donkey made a leap,
Tumbling down, but safe and sound, in a grassy heap.
With cheeks all red, they did confess,
Their journey turned into quite a mess.
Through attempts to please, a lesson was spun,
For journeys are best when true to one's own fun.
Person who goes on a journey to places.
Feeling shy or uncomfortable about something.
Made a sad or angry face.
A bad feeling about something wrong or unfair.
Breathed out sadly or tiredly.
Spoke very softly and quietly.
Unkind or unfair to someone.
Came together in a group.
Feeling scared or afraid.
Moved back and forth quickly.
Place to buy and sell things.
Makes a happy sound with mouth.
Animal like a small horse.
Long, thin stick.
A structure to cross water.
Dies under water.
Not nice, unkind.
Takes or moves with something.
Feeling good or joyful.
Things carried by someone or something.
Person who goes on a journey to places.
Feeling shy or uncomfortable about something.
Made a sad or angry face.
A bad feeling about something wrong or unfair.
Breathed out sadly or tiredly.
Spoke very softly and quietly.
Unkind or unfair to someone.
Came together in a group.
Feeling scared or afraid.
Moved back and forth quickly.
Who goes to the market?
What do the man and his son have?
Who rides the donkey first?
Why do the man and his son get off the donkey in the town?
What happens to the donkey at the end?
A slow and steady tortoise wins a race against a boastful and overconfident hare.
An ant works hard and saves food for the winter while the grasshopper plays and starves.
A farmer teaches his quarreling sons the strength of unity using a bundle of sticks.
A North Wind and a Sun compete to remove a traveler’s cloak, but the Sun wins with warmth.
A king's elephant and a dog form a friendship, are suddenly separated, but they are reunited by the king and live happily.
A thirsty crow cleverly drops pebbles into a pitcher, raising the water level to drink and quench its thirst.
A lion spared a mouse's life, later, the mouse rescued the lion from a trap.
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