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Father, son and donkey

Author - Tagel Aboneh
Illustr
Illustration
ation - Adonay Gebru
Language - English
Le
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vel - First paragraphs
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Father, son and donkey

Tagel Aboneh
Adonay Gebru

English
Finally, father and son
understood that they could not
escape from people's remarks.
They decided to use their own
minds to do the right thing.
A father, his son and their
donkey started a long journey.
On the way, some people asked
them why they didn't ride the
donkey.

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The father invited his son to ride
the donkey while he walked.
They continued like this for a
while.
But a few minutes later, some
people remarked, "Look at these
rude people! There are going to
kill the donkey.

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So the father and son decided to Then, other people they met
ride the donkey together. remarked, "Look at this rude boy
riding a donkey while his father is
walking!"

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As a result, the son jumped down After some time, other people
and his father rode the donkey. said, "Look at this rude father
riding a donkey while his son is
They continued their journey. walking!"

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