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The farmer and his donkeys کشاورز و دو الاغش
In a village in England there was a farmer. The farmer had two donkeys. One was
called Bill and the other called Ben. Bill and Ben lived in a square field.
There was a fence in the middle of the field. On one side lived Bill. Ben lived
on the other side.
One day the farmer decided to do a little test. Bill and Ben slept in small
wooden huts near the fence. One evening the farmer waited until the two donkeys
were asleep and tied a rope between Bill’s neck and Ben’s neck. The farmer then
took down the fence and put a big pile of oats in Bill’s corner and in Ben’s
corner. Oats are donkeys’ favourite food.
When the two donkeys woke up, they were surprised to find a rope around their
necks. ‘What’s this?’ they cried.
"Mmm, oats!" they said, "we love oats!".
After walking ten metres both donkeys got a nasty surprise. The rope was too
short. First Bill pulled hard and Ben slid away from his food. Then Ben pulled
and Ben slid away from his food. Both were only thinking of their own pile of
oats. The donkeys were getting weaker and weaker, but still they pulled and
pulled.
Then Bill had an idea. "Hey Ben!" he shouted. "Why don’t you come over to my
corner.’
‘What for?’ said Ben.
‘So we can eat my oats together. Then we can go to your corner and eat your oats
together."
"Good idea, Bill," said Ben.
Soon both donkeys were enjoying the two piles of oats together.
The farmer smiled. 'My donkeys are the cleverest animals in England,' he said.
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