The Donkey with No Sense
A jackal wanted to lead a plump donkey into the lion's part of the forest.
"Come," he said sweetly, "there is soft green grass and a lady donkey waiting for you."
The donkey came, saw the lion, took fright and ran all the way home.
The jackal followed and coaxed him with the very same words a second time.
And the foolish donkey came back again, because he never once asked himself why.
Some creatures, sighed the jackal, do not learn from the first fright.
If something frightened you once, stop and think before going back.
Learning from DangerDid you know?
Donkeys have excellent memories and can remember places they visited years ago.
Try this at home
Think of one mistake you made twice. What will you do differently next time?
Questions to talk about
Ask these after reading. The answer is underneath each one.
Who tricked the donkey?
Answer: A jackal
How many times did the donkey come?
Answer: Twice
What is the moral?
Answer: Learn from the first fright
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