The Foolish Donkey

The Foolish Donkey

By Simply English

A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy.

Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.

But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. It learnt a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy.

Now you will read the story again, but this time I have removed some words, you must find the missing words.

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And at the end you must tell me the moral of the story, thier is a lesson to be learnt here.​

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Multiple Choice

A salt seller _____ to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.

• used

• use

• uses

• using

Multiple Choice

On the way they had to cross a _____.

• river

• bridge

• stream

• lake

Multiple Choice

One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the _____.

• river

• water

• stream

• lake

Multiple Choice

The salt dissolved in the water and _____ the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy.

• so

• therefore

• hence

• thus

Multiple Choice

Then the donkey started to _____ the same trick every day.

• play

• plays

• playing

• played

Multiple Select

The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson __ __. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey.

• to

• it

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

Again it played the same _____ hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.

• game

• trick

• joke

• deceit

Multiple Choice

But the dampened cotton became very _____ to carry and the donkey suffered.

• light

• heavy

• soft

• rough

Multiple Choice

It _____ a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy.

• taught

• teach

• learns

• learnt

Multiple Choice

What is the moral of the story?

• Take responsibility or you will learn your lesson.

• Luck won’t favour always.

• A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

• Don’t value the things you have in your life. But value who you have in your life.