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The Donkey And The Dog

By peace | June 5, 2006

A man had a dog and an ass, but he was always playing with his dog.

Each time he took a meal outside, he never forgot to bring some food for the dog.

Seeing this, the ass was envious and pranced about, imitating the dog. But it kicked the master accidentally! The master was very angry. He told the servant to take it away and give it a round of beatings.

Moral
Don’t imitate others blindly.

Donkey Terms

Foal
The young of a donkey or other equine species; either sex.

Colt
A young male of horse/equine species.

Filly
A young female/mare of a horse/equine.

Jennet/Jenny
Correct term for a female donkey.

Jack
Correct term for a male donkey.

Gelding
Proper term for a castrated male, an informal term is John.

Burro
A word taken from Spain. It means the common, everyday working donkey found in Spain and Mexico. It came into usage in the Western United States. As a general rule, the term burro is heard west if the Mississippi and the term donkey, east of the Mississippi. Both terms are used for the same animal.

Donkey
Taken from England, the derivation is uncertain, but most authorities think that the name comes from the “dun” (the usual color) and the suffix “ky” meaning small. Thus, “a little dun animal”. In earlier England the word Ass was taken from the Roman word for the animal. “Donkey” is a relatively recent variation of the species name.

Ass
The correct term for the animal commonly known as the donkey, burro, or jackstock. The term comes from the original Latin term for the animal which was Asinus. The scientific term for these animals is equus asinus. The term fell into disrepute through confusion with the indelicate term “Arse” meaning the human backside. You are never at fault when you refer to one of these animals as an ass, and the term is not improper unless you misuse it so yourself. The difference between asses and horses is a species difference. You might compare it to the differences between zebras and horses, different species but closely related and able to interbreed to a degree.

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1. Teaching Creativity | Yr Manna Says:
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