The
story: A salt
merchant once lived in a certain village. He went to the town every day to
bring salt on the back of his ass. One day it was passing through a stream. It
slipped by chance and fell into the water. With great difficulty, the merchant
could help it stand up once again. But a lot of salt melted in the water of the
stream. It felt the load much lighter than before. So it returned home very
joyfully.
The next day, it was again crossing
the stream, with the load of salt of its back. It slipped on purpose to lighten
the load. The merchant saw through to trick at once, and decided to teach it a
lesson it a lesson. So he loaded it with cotton next time. The as slipped as
usual, with it was passing through the river. After a while, it was passing
through the river. After a while, the merchant helped it stand up. But the load
became several times heavier than before. The ass could not move under the
weight. It was sorry for what it had done, and decided never to repeat the
trick.
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