The Ass and the Lapdog
The Ass and the Lapdog
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Farmer one day came to the stables to see to his beasts of burden. Among them
was his favorite Ass, which was always well fed and often carried his master.
With the Farmer came his Lapdog, who danced about and licked his hand and
frisked about as happy as could be. The Farmer felt in his pocket, gave the
Lapdog some dainty food, and sat down while he gave his orders to his servants.
The Lapdog jumped into his master’s lap, and lay there blinking while the
Farmer stroked his ears. The Ass, seeing this, broke loose from his halter and
commenced prancing about in imitation of the Lapdog. The Farmer could not hold
his sides with laughter, so the Ass went up to him, and putting his feet upon
the Farmer’s shoulder attempted to climb into his lap. The Farmer’s servants
rushed up with sticks and pitchforks and soon taught the Ass that clumsy
jesting is no joke.
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