Stories With Moral Lessons - The Donkey And The Load of Salt

Once upon a time there was a saltmerchant. He had a donkey. He carried salt on it. One day they were crossing a stream. All of a sudden the donkey slipped and fell down. A lot of the salt was washed away. The donkey got up. It found the bag light. It was very happy. Now it made it a habit to sit down in the stream every time. The merchant wanted to teach it a lesson. Next day he put a bag of cotton on its back. The foolish donkey sat down in the stream. When it got up it found the bag very heavy. It could not walk easily. The merchant beat it. The donkey was very sad.Moral : Tit for tat.