The Donkey That Fooled Everyone
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In the forest, there was a donkey who found a complete lion’s skin by the side of the road. He thought to himself, “I can put on the lion’s skin, and pretend to be a lion to scare others.” So, the donkey happily put on the lion’s skin and started to walk around to frighten the other animals. A little white rabbit and a little goat were strolling on the road, when they saw the donkey walking towards them from far away. Since the donkey looked like a lion, both of them were so scared that they ran away quickly. Seeing this, the donkey couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
One day, while wearing the lion’s skin again, the donkey was strutting around in the forest. He met a little fox. The first time the little fox saw the lion, he was terrified, and ran away as fast as he could. The second time he saw the donkey in the lion’s skin, he still felt very afraid. So, he hid behind some bushes and watched as the donkey wearing the lion’s skin walked by.
The third time the fox saw the donkey in the lion’s skin, he gathered his courage and asked, “Brother Lion, why do you keep walking around in the forest?” The donkey laughed and said, “I fooled all of you! I’m not really a lion, I’m just wearing a lion’s skin!” Only then did the fox realize that the lion was actually a harmless donkey.
This story teaches us that when we come across something new, besides just looking at it, it is important to actually get close and understand it, so we are not fooled by how it looks.
