[Read more…] about The Ass and his Fellow Traveller the DogDog said to throw a letter which only benefited the Ass away.
The Ass and The Mule
An Ass and Mule carried cargo. The Ass tired and asked for help but got none. The Mule ended up carrying the dead Ass.
[Note: The indexing of this fable seems to have some problems. The story associated in many collections with this Perry number is often identical with Perry 263 as we see in Chambry’s version here. Others, however, tell the fable as an Ox and Ass yoked together with the Ass not helping when asked. The Ox later dies and is loaded on the Ass who, overloaded, also dies. A flock of birds talks about how, if the Ass had helped, both might have lived. I have not yet found that version linked to a different Perry number.]
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[Read more…] about The Ass eating ThornsLike an Ass eating thorns, foolish talkers expose themselves to pain.
The Mendicant Priests
[Read more…] about The Mendicant PriestsPriests overburdened a Donkey and it died. To continue its use the skin became a drum.
Ox and Ass Ploughing
[Read more…] about Ox and Ass PloughingAn Ox and Ass finish plowing. The Ass ends up carrying the tools home.
The Man, The Boy, and The Donkey
[Read more…] about The Man, The Boy, and The DonkeyA man tries to take the advice of many different people regarding his donkey and ends up with the worst of the deal.
Please all, and you will please none.