The donkey was jealous of the puppy who received affection from the old man by sitting in his lap and licking his face. The donkey tried to imitate this behavior but ended up knocking over a jug of water and honey, angering the old man who hit the donkey with a stick. The donkey realized it was silly to imitate the puppy and vowed to stick to its own role of doing work instead of seeking affection.
3. A long time ago, there was an old man who
had a donkey and a puppy.
donkey = puppy =
4. The donkey lived in a good stable and had
very good food to eat. But the man made
him do hard work everyday.
stable =
5. The puppy lived in the house doing nothing. It liked
to jump and sit on the old man's lap and it liked to
lick the man's face. The old man would laugh
joyfully and fed the puppy with cake and milk.
lap = lick = laugh = Fed = F
6. The donkey saw this and was jealous. "I have to
work very hard while the puppy plays all the
time. If I behave the same way, perhaps the old
man may like me too," the donkey thought.
jealous = perhaps =
7. So the next morning, while the old man was
eating his breakfast, the donkey walked into
the house. He ran around the table and
tried to lick the old man's face.
8. As the donkey was bigger than the
puppy, he knocked over and broke a jug
full of water and a cup of honey.
Knock over = F Jug =
9. The old man was very angry. He picked up a
big stick and hit the donkey. The silly donkey
ran away in pain.
Stick = F Run away = Pain = P
10. “What a silly donkey I am!" From now, I will
not do this again so that I will not be
punished," he said to himself.
Silly = F
