The Story of the Donkey
In a small village lived a washerman
named Suddhapata. He had a donkey that was very weak because he did not feed
the animal regularly. One day, the washerman found the dead body of a tiger
while he was collecting wood from the forest. Suddhapata was very happy and
thought, “I am lucky. I can skin the animal and cover my donkey with that
skin and drive it into wheat farms where he will have plenty to graze.
Thinking that he is a tiger, people will keep away from him. This way, my
donkey will have plenty of food.”
He acted on his plan and the donkey would
go to the wheat farm every evening, have his day’s fill and return to his
master’s house in the morning. This went on for sometime. The donkey became
so strong and sturdy that it became difficult for the washerman to pull him
to the peg and tie him to it.
One day, when he was happily grazing at
the wheat farm, the donkey heard the voice of a female donkey and began to
respond to it in ecstasy. Then the watchman and others at the farm at once
recognised him as a donkey in a tiger skin and killed him.
Moral of
the Story :
Never betray your origin. |