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a beast of burden
he sold the horse to buy the cart;
but then, of course, although he was loth,
he had to sell the cart, at a
reduced price, to buy himself
a donkey, which he saw as something of
a substitute for both ..
Published 21st Nov 2024
Author's Note
I’ve liked donkeys ever since I was about six on the beach at Margate or whenever I first read Winnie the Pooh ..
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21st Nov 2024 11:45pm
Eeyore! He was always my favorite. There's something about this I absolutely adore. It's indicative of the ageless wisdom contained in children's stories. I purchased my grandson a huge book of Aesop's' fables and read every story to him until he could read them out loud himself - and each one contained wisdom that he is now demonstrating as a young man.
21st Nov 2024 11:59pm
22nd Nov 2024 00:01am
GMTA! I think they should be required reading for ALL parents, much less their children.
