Description: Description of the story -
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The Ass and the Load of Salt
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Genre
- Fable
- Fiction
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Characters
- The Ass ( Donkey )
- The Merchant
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Setting
- Seashore
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Main Event #1
- The Merchant & The Ass were heading back home with a load of salt
- They reached the seashore
- The Ass fell in and the salt dissolved in the water
- This made his burden weigh lighter
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Main Event #2
- The next day, the ass tried the same trick & purposely fell
- The Merchant filled his load with cotton
- His burden weighed heavier than earlier.
- He couldn't trick the merchant anymore
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Moral Value
- "The same measures will not suit all circumstances"
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