The 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 them. The merchant and his donkey were walking along together. They had not walked far when they reached a river on the road.Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell […]
The 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 them. The merchant and his donkey were walking along together. They had not walked far when they reached a river on the road.
Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell into the river and noticed that the bags of salt loaded on his back became 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, now deliberately, the donkey fell into the river and wasted all the bags of salt on its back again
The merchant quickly discovered the donkey’s trick. He then returned home again but re-loaded his donkey with bags of sponge
The foolish, tricky donkey again set on its way. On reaching the river he again fell into the water. But instead of the load becoming lighter, it became heavier.
The merchant laughed at him and said: “You foolish donkey, your trick had been discovered. You should know that, those who are too clever sometimes overreach themselves.”
بازرگان و خرش
یک روز زیبای بهاری، یک بازرگان کیسه های نمک بار خر خود کرد و راهی بازار شد تا آنها را بفروشد. مرد بازرگان و خرش در کنار هم راه می رفتند. مسیر زیادی را طی نکرده بودند که به رودخانه ای در مسیر جاده رسیدند.
متاسفانه، خر سُر خورد و در رودخانه افتاد و متوجه شد که کیسه های نمک که بر پشتش بار زده بودند سبک تر شدند.
بازرگان کاری از دستش بر نمی آمد غیر از اینکه به محل بارگیری برگردد و بار دیگر کیسه های نمک را بار خر کند. وقتی به کناره لغزنده رودخانه رسیدند، اینبار خر بطور عمدی خود را در رودخانه انداخت و دوباره تمامی کیسه های بر روی پشتش را خراب کرد.
بازرگان بسرعت متوجه حقه خر شد. سپس به خانه بازگشت و اینبار خر را با کیسه های اسفنج بار زد.
خر احمق و حقه باز دوباره راهی شد. وقتی به کناره رودخانه رسید دوباره در آب افتاد. ولی به جای اینکه بارش سبک شپد، سنگین تر شد.
بازرگان خندید و گفت: ای خر احمق، حقه تو لو رفت. باید بدانی، آنهایی که بیش از حد باهوش باشند، گاهی اوقات پا را فراتر از حد دراز می کنند.
Sunday, 8 September , 2024