THE DONKEY’S WISH
One cold winter’s day a discontented looking donkey was wishing for a little warm weather, and some fresh grass, instead of the cold shed in which he stood and the dry hay he had to eat.
By-and-bye the warm spring weather came, and the fresh grass with it, but the donkey had now so much work to do that he soon grew tired of the spring, and longed for the summer. When summer came he found himself still worse off, for he had to carry hay and vegetables all through the long, hot days.
So he wished for the autumn to come; but when it arrived he had to work hard to carry corn, apples, fuel, and provisions for the winter, until at last he began to long for winter, when, at any rate, he would be able to rest, even if he did not have much to eat.
Moral. —Try to be contented with what you have.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 92, 9 July 1927, Page 27
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161THE DONKEY’S WISH Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 92, 9 July 1927, Page 27
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