The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin
A Donkey is walking through the forest one
day. He is feeling sad becau the other animals always tea him.
Donkey: I look too weak. A lion looks very strong.
I
wash
I
were
a
Lion.
Then the other animals wouldn’t tea me anymore.
The Donkey keeps talking to himlf while walking. Then he steps on something. He stops to look.
Donkey: Oh my goodness! It’s a Lion！
Plea don’t kill me, Mr. Lion.
My meat is no good. I will be your slave.
Plea! Plea! Plea!
Just this once, don’t kill me!
The Donkey clos his eyes in fright and is shaking all over. But there is no answer from the Lion. The Donkey becomes curious and carefully opens his eyes. The Lion is still there, but it does not move at all. The Donkey steps clor to the Lion.
Donkey: Hey, it’s just a Lion’s skin.
Jeez! Thank goodness!
But who left it here?
Oh, that’s not important.
Let me e.
The Donkey looks at the Lion’s skin carefully. Donkey: It has a head, a body, legs, and a tail.
It
has
everything.
It even has paws and sharp teeth.
It
looks
real.
This
is
fantastic!
I will try it on.
The Donkey puts on the Lion’s skin and goes to a nearby pond to look into the water. Donkey: Wow! I look like a real Lion.
What can I do with this?
Just then, a Rabbit comes to the pond to drink water. He es the Donkey in the Lion’s skin. Rabbit: Eeek!! It’s a Lion!
Run! Run! Run for your life!
The Donkey es the Rabbit run away. It looks very funny.
Donkey: The Rabbit thinks I am a Lion.
Ha! Ha！ Ha!
I’ve got a good idea and
trick all of the other animals, too.
This is going to be so much fun.
I can’t wait!
The Donkey is very excited. He puts on the Lion’s skin and walks around the forest. Donkey: There is a Goat.
Let’s e if it works again.
I will go over to the Goat.
I will pat his shoulders.
The Donkey pats the Goat on the shoulder. Goat: Yes, who is it? Ah… It’s a Lion!
Run
everyone！
A Lion is in our forest! Run! Run! Donkey: Ha! Ha! Ha! It worked again.
Look at the Goat! Look at him run!
He
looks
so
silly.
The Donkey is very satisfied. He wants to have more fun.
Donkey: Who shall I scare this time?
Ah ha! There goes a Pig.
I will try it on him. Uh hum…
Pig: Oink, oink! It’s a Lion！
Everyone,
run
for
your
life! Donkey: Ah ha ha！This is fun.
They
are really scared of me.
The Donkey goes around the forest all day long scaring all the animals there. Then he es a Fox taking a nap under a tree.
Donkey: There you are, Fox!
You tricked me many times.
I
don’t
like
you.
This time I will trick you.
The Donkey sneezes on purpo.
Donkey: Achoo!
Fox: Who is that? Be quiet! I am resting. Donkey: Uh hum…
The Fox opens his eyes.
Fox: A Lion! Oh my goodness!
Don’t
kill
me,
Mr.
Lion!
I will do anything for you.
Plea, don’t kill me. Boo-hoo-hoo.
The Donkey opens the Lion’s mouth. The Fox es the sharp teeth inside and runs away quickly. Fox: Help! Help! Help!
Donkey: Look at the Fox run! Ha! Ha! Ha!
I
can’t
stop
laughing!
He looks so silly!
The Donkey fooled a lot of animals just by wearing the Lion’s skin, but it is still not enough. Donkey: This is getting boring.
How
can
I
make
them
more
scared?
Ah ha! I get it! I’ll roar like a Lion!
The Donkey tries to roar like a Lion, but it doesn’t sound right. But, the Donkey thinks it sounds like a Lion’s roar.
Donkey: Ha, ha!
Here come tho silly animals again.
I
will
make
a
Lion’s roar.
They
will
be
really scared this time.
The Rabbit, Goat, Pig, and Fox appear. They
are talking about the Lion.
Goat: I saw a Lion today.
It was so big and scary.
Pig: Yes, I saw him too. It looked mean.
I was so scared.
Fox: I was almost caught.
Rabbit: Hey, there comes the Lion again!
Let’s
run
away!
Run!
Just as the animals are about to run away, the Donkey roars.
Donkey: Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
I am the king of all animals!
I will eat all of you! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
The Donkey keeps roaring, but it sounds like
a Donkey’s cry.
Rabbit: Hey, wait! That roar sounds strange. Goat: That doesn’t sound like a Lion’s roar.
Pig: Then who is it?
Fox: I know! That’s the Donkey’s cry!
Just then a strong wind blows, and Lion’s skin blows off the Donkey.
Donkey: Oh no! What shall I do?
Rabbit: Look! It’s the Donkey!
Goat: Yes! It was the Donkey in the Lion’s skin! Pig: He
tricked us all! We were all fooled!
Fox: Wait there, you Donkey! We’re going to… Donkey: Plea, forgive me…
