The Horse and The Donkey

Once upon a time, there lived a washerman in a village. He had a horse and a donkey. He would use the donkey to carry the load of clothes from the village to the river and back, whereas he would use the horse for himself to go wherever he wanted.

One day, the washerman loaded his donkey with heavy bundles of clothes, while the horse carried nothing. The load was too much for the donkey to carry. When they were halfway through to the river, the donkey got very tired. So, he decided to ask for help from the horse. He requested the horse “Friend, this load is killing me. Will you please help me? Can you share some of my load?”.

“Why should I? Horses are meant for riding and you donkeys are meant for carrying heavy loads” replied the horse. Poor donkey continued walking with the heavy load. But, after some time the donkey got too tired that he collapsed on the ground. Then, the washerman realized his mistake. He gave water to the donkey and transferred the entire load onto the horse's back.

After getting some rest, they started walking towards the river again. As they started to walk the horse realized his mistake and thought to himself “This is so heavy. I should have helped the donkey when he requested me and shared half of the load. Now I will have to carry the entire load to the river. From now on, I will always share the load”.

The horse and donkey became best friends and started sharing their work.

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