THE DONKEY AND THE GRASSHOPPER 249 



THE DONKEY AND THE GRASSHOPPER 

 donkey chirp 



A Donkey heard the grasshoppers chirp one 

 day. 



He was much pleased with the sound. 



He wished that he could make such sweet 

 music. 



" What sort of food do you eat ? " he said to 

 the grasshoppers. 



" Your voices are so very charming." 



The grasshoppers replied : 



" We live upon dew." 



Of course this was not true. 



But the Donkey decided that he, too, would 

 live on dew. 



And in a short time he died from hunger ! 



Adapted from ^SOP. 



