The Donkey and The Little Dog

A man had a little dog, and he was very fond of it.

He would pat its head, and take it on his knee, and
talk to it. Then he would give it little bits of food from
his own plate.

A donkey looked in at the

window and saw the man and
the dog.

"Why does he not make a pet of

me?" said the donkey.

"It is not fair. I work hard, and the dog only wags its tail, and barks,
and jumps on its master's knee. It is not fair."

Then the donkey said to himself, "If I do what the dog does, he may
make a pet of me."

So the donkey ran into the room. It brayed as

loudly as it could. It wagged its tail so hard that
it knocked over a jar on the table. Then it tried
to jump on to its master's knee.

The master thought the donkey was mad, and

he shouted, "Help! Help!" Men came running in
with sticks, and they beat the donkey till it ran
out of the house, and they drove it back to the
field.

"I only did what the dog does," said the donkey," and yet they make
a pet of the dog, and they beat me with sticks. It is not fair."
VOCABULARY WORDS

1. Fond to like or to love something

2. Knee a part of the body on the lower portion
3. Wag to move from side to side quickly
4. Bark to make a sound
5. Bray harsh cry of a donkey
6. Beat to hit
7. Field a place where you can grow plants such as corn,
vegetables and fruits
8. Donkey long-eared kind of horse

Questions:

1. What was the pet of the man?

a. Cat
b. Dog
c. Donkey

2. What is a donkey?
a. A kind of dog
b. A kind of cow
c. A kind of horse

3. What animal wags its tail, barks and jumps on his

masters knee?
a. Cat
b. Dog
c. Donkey
4. What did the donkey like his master to do?
a. He liked his master to make him as his pet also.
b. He liked his master to give him anything he wanted.
c. He liked his master to let him lived with him.

5. What did the donkey do?

a. He did everything the dog did.
b. He beat his master.
c. He ran away.

6. What did the master think?

a. He thought that the donkey was good as a pet.
b. He thought that the donkey was sweet.
c. He thought that the donkey was mad.

7. What did the men do?

a. They liked him very much.
b. They beat him.
c. They gave him food to eat.

8. Was the donkey happy? Why?

9. If you were the donkey are you going to do what did

the dog do? Why?

10. What kind of pet do you like? Why?