Short funny bedtime story for children of "Merchant Donkey" in English.
Once upon a time, a merchant had a donkey. He used to take the donkey to the market to sell salt. He had to cross a river every day while going to the market.
One day, as usual, he and his donkey were crossing the river the merchant said, “let’s cross this river and go to the market and sell the salt, I will earn money and buy food for you.”
But the donkey slipped and fell the donkey started braying. The merchant helped the donkey to get up.
He was lucky enough not to get hurt because the salt dissolved in the water. The donkey’s load got lighter there was hardly any weight on the donkey’s back.
The merchant said, “let’s go back home because there is no use going to the market without anything to sell” the donkey was delighted.
Next day again as they were crossing the river to go to the market to sell salt. The donkey purposely slipped in the water and his load was lightened.
The merchant thought the donkey is playing tricks with me, I can make out his cunningness, I have to teach him a lesson so that he doesn’t spoil my business.
Next day the merchant loaded the donkey with cotton and they started for the market.
Let me see what does this donkey do today? After all, a donkey is a donkey as he reached the river he played the same trick but children see what happened.
Cotton bundle soaked the water and the load on the donkey’s back increased many folds. Now the donkey couldn’t walk at all.
When the donkey couldn’t walk the merchant gave him nice thrashing to him and said, “so you will play tricks with me if you don’t work where do I feed you from? You are spoiling my business every day now take this.”
Never again did the donkey ever think of slipping in the river.
One day, as usual, he and his donkey were crossing the river the merchant said, “let’s cross this river and go to the market and sell the salt, I will earn money and buy food for you.”
He was lucky enough not to get hurt because the salt dissolved in the water. The donkey’s load got lighter there was hardly any weight on the donkey’s back.
The merchant said, “let’s go back home because there is no use going to the market without anything to sell” the donkey was delighted.
Next day again as they were crossing the river to go to the market to sell salt. The donkey purposely slipped in the water and his load was lightened.
The merchant thought the donkey is playing tricks with me, I can make out his cunningness, I have to teach him a lesson so that he doesn’t spoil my business.
Let me see what does this donkey do today? After all, a donkey is a donkey as he reached the river he played the same trick but children see what happened.
When the donkey couldn’t walk the merchant gave him nice thrashing to him and said, “so you will play tricks with me if you don’t work where do I feed you from? You are spoiling my business every day now take this.”
Never again did the donkey ever think of slipping in the river.
