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 FHE DONKEY. 



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MAN and his son were once going 

 with their Donkey to market. 

 As they were walking along by 

 its side a countryman passed them 



" You fools, what is a Donkey for 



and said 



but to ride upon ? " 



So the Man put the Boy on the 

 Donkey and they went on their way. 

 But soon they passed a group of men, one of 

 whom said : " See that lazy youngster, he lets 

 his father walk while he rides." 



So the Man ordered his Boy to get off, and 

 got on himself. But they hadn't gone far 

 when they passed two women, one of whom 

 said to the other : " Shame on that lazy lout 

 to let his poor little son trudge along. ,: 



Well, the Man didn't know what to 



