They say that in ancient times, one merchant, returning from distant travels, bought a donkey - the fattest and stupidest. He loaded him into a boat and brought him home. Here he was released into the wild to graze.
Soon the donkey was seen by a tiger. I thought, told my fortune and decided: “This big, fat beast is probably a dragon. His ears are very long!” He hid in the forest and began to slowly peek. Suddenly the donkey raised his head and screamed. There was a terrible roar. The tiger got scared and ran away: he thought that the donkey would eat him. He sat in the bushes for a long time, trembling with fear. Then he looked out: a donkey was walking through the meadow, nibbling grass. The tiger perked up and crawled closer. Nothing happened! Then he went out into the clearing and meowed quietly. The donkey became furious: he flapped his ears and screamed.
“Eh, yes, you are obviously stupid if you get angry over a trifle!” - thought the tiger and meowed again.
In terrible anger, the donkey began to kick.
“Ah,” exclaimed the tiger, “you’re not much use!” Just stupidity and stubbornness. — He jumped on a donkey and killed it.
And to this day, donkeys get angry in vain, and when you start to reason with them, they kick. Donkeys are recognized by this sign.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru