A Merchant and his Donkey:
One beautiful spring morning, a merchant
loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go
to the market, in order to sell the salt. The
merchant and his donkey were walking
along together. They had not walked far
when they reached a river on the way.
Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell
into the river. As it scrambled up the bank
of the river, it noticed that the bags of salt
loaded on his back had become lighter.
There was nothing the merchant could do
except return home, where he loaded his
donkey with more bags of salt. As they
reached the slippery riverbank again, the
donkey fell into the river, this time
