A Donkey Wrapped in Paper way to home.

When he arrived at home, he turned to see the fish and

what happened? All the pieces of flesh had been gone and only the
Long long time ago, a boy lived only with his mother. He was
bone was left.
somewhat slow-witted but he listened to his mother very well. He did
everything he mother told him to do.
One day, this boy went to a neighboring village to work. After a long The mother raised a hell. “What kind of a fool carried a fish this way?
day’s work, he was paid three coins. He held these precious coins in You should have wrapped in paper and carried it over your shoulder!”
his hand, grabbed his fist tight and headed home. “Okay, Mom. From the next time, I will wrap and carry things.” The
boy swore.
One his way back, however, when he was passing through a well in
his village, he felt thirsty so drank some water, leaving the coins by The next day the boy went to work and this time when he finished
the well. And then, he turned away, forgot all about the coins, and working, they gave him a donkey. One whole live donkey!
went back home with a very light heart and empty hands. When his
They boy ‘s mind went blank, looking at the donkey. “How can I carry
mother learned how the boy had lost the coins, she got very mad.
this donkey? Ah-ha! Mom told me to wrap it in paper and carry it
“You should have put those coins in your pocket. From the next time,
over the shoulder!” So he got some paper and wrapped the donkey
you carry things in your pocket, all right?” The boy said he would
with it. He somehow managed to put the donkey over his shoulder
without fail.
and began to walk to home, staggering all the way under the weight
The next day, he went to another house to work, and when the day’s of the donkey!
work was over, they gave him a puppy instead of money. Holding and
On the road, he came across the county magistrate’s daughter and he
looking down at this little wriggling puppy, he thought, “Hmmm, how
escort. She was being carried on a sedan chair called Gama as she was
can I carry this puppy back to home? Ah-ha! Mom told me to carry
not feeling well. In fact, she was sick as a fishbone was stuck in the
things in my pocket!” So he squeezed the puppy into his pocket. The
throat but nobody knew why. The daughter spotted the donkey and
puppy struggled. It whined and cried, ‘Yip, yip yip,’ but it was still
the boy wriggling, staggering and sweating under it. That was sooooo
shoved into the pocket. After a while, as it couldn’t stand being stuck
funny, so she doubled up and burst into laughter. “Ha hahahahah~”
in the pocket, the puppy tore apart the pocket and ran away.
And this big laughter made the fishbone get loose and come out! And
The boy went back home empty-handed again. “My, my, my! What
the daughter was back in shape again. The county magistrate was so
kind of an idiot puts a puppy in a pocket? You should have tied a rope
glad his daughter got back well again, so he called in the boy, thanked
around its neck and dragged it to home!” “Yes, Mom, I will from the
him for making his daughter laugh, and gave him a lot of money as a
next time,” The boy promised.
token of gratitude. They boy bought a little donkey and went back to
The next day the boy went to work again and worked all day. This home. With the two donkeys, the boy and his mother lived happily for
time he was given a fish. “Oh, how can I carry a fish to home?’ he a long time.
thought. “Oh! Mom told me to tie a rope around it and drag it to
home!” So he did what he was told to do. He dragged the fish all the