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A farmer and his son were taking their ass(驴) to a market. They wanted to sell it. They passed a
group of girls, 1 laughed at how foolish the farmer was to have an ass and 2 (walk), so the
farmer put his son 3 the ass.
Further down the road, they passed some old people who scolded the farmer for allowing his young
son to ride 4 said that he should be riding himself .
Further along the road, they passed some travelers who said that if he wanted to sell the ass the two
of them should carry him 5 the ass would be exhausted and worthless. So the farmer and his son
bound the ass's legs to a pole and carried him.
When they approached the town, people there laughed at the sight of them. The noise was so loud
6 the ass was frightened to 7 (die). He kicked out and 8 (fall) off a bridge into the river
and drowned.
The 9 (embarrass) farmer and son went home with nothing, except the lesson that you will
achieve nothing by trying to please 10 .
