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^ Prev Fables Group Three 21 The tortoise 22 A thin reed survives 23 The lion and the mouse 24 The goat and the lion 25 The mother lion 26 The donkey's shadow 27 The dove and the ant 28 The greedy boy's hand 29 The greedy woman 30 The tricky donkey About ClearyWorks Contact and Quick Purchase Next Fables

26. The Donkey's Shadow Disappears On a hot sunny day a traveler paid For a donkey and driver to rent, But half way to town, when stopping for lunch, He decided he wasn't content. I'll eat in the good donkey's shadow, he said, No, you won't, said his driver and guide, You paid for the donkey but not for the shadow That falls on my good donkey's side. Yes, I will! said the man. No, you won't! Said the guide. They shouted like lunatic men. And the donkey got frightened and ran for the hills, And never was heard from again. MORAL: In fighting over trifles, we may lose greater things. from the book Prayers and Fables and the forthcoming book Aesop's Best: 80 Fables in Verse by William Cleary TOP

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