{"id":1250,"date":"2023-07-22T17:46:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2023-09-05T19:55:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:55:57","slug":"english-172-the-miller-his-son-and-their-donkey-degirmenci-oglu-ve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conquerenglish.com\/english-172-the-miller-his-son-and-their-donkey-degirmenci-oglu-ve\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MILLER , HIS SON AND THEIR DONKEY"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the story of old John the miller, his son and their donkey. John the miller lived with his family in a cottage near a forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In winter, life was difficult for the miller and his family. He couldn\u2019t work very much, so he didn\u2019t have much money. And his family were cold and hungry.<\/p>\n

When spring finally came, the family was happier. However, the miller had no money to buy food for his family. And they were still hungry.<\/p>\n

One day, the family sat down for lunch. \u201cWhat\u2019s for lunch, Mum?\u201d asked the miller\u2019s son, Jack.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s potato soup again,\u201d replied his mother.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t there anything else to eat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, there isn\u2019t. I\u2019m sorry,\u201d she said. And they ate lunch in silence.<\/p>\n

Later that day, the miller and his wife sat and talked. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any food,\u201d said the miller\u2019 wife. \u201cWhat are we going to do?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll sell the donkey,\u201d said the miller. \u201cThen we\u2019ll have enough money to buy some food.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a good idea,\u201d said the miller\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take it to the market and sell it,\u201d said the miller.<\/p>\n

Old John decided to take the donkey to the market the next day. So, he and his son, Jack, got up early the next morning and began to walk to the town with the donkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lovely day for a walk,\u201d the miller said to his son.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Father, it is\u201d.<\/p>\n

The old miller and his son were happy. \u201cThis afternoon, we\u2019ll have enough money to buy some food,\u201d said the miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we buy some fruit at the market? Asked Jack.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, of course,\u201d his father replied.<\/p>\n

The miller and his son walked along happily. Soon, they met three girls. When the three girls saw the old miller and his son, they began to laugh and whisper to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at those two!\u201d they are walking with their donkey. How silly!\u201d they whispered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter? Why are you laughing? Asked the miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it\u2019s a hot day and you\u2019re walking with your donkey. Why don\u2019t you ride it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Old John thought about it for a moment and then said, \u201cYou\u2019re right. It\u2019s stupid. Get on the donkey, Jack.\u201d<\/p>\n

So Jack got on the donkey, and then they continued on their journey.<\/p>\n

A little later, a group of men walked towards them. \u201cYoung people today have no respect for old people,\u201d said one of the men.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are right,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not true,\u201d said a third. Then, the men saw Jack, the miller and the donkey. They stopped talking and looked at Jack sitting on the donkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at him,\u201d said one of the men. \u201cI told you, didn\u2019t I? Young people have no respect for old people these days. That young boy is sitting comfortably on the donkey and the old man is walking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, \u201csaid another. \u201cYoung people are very selfish these days.\u201d Then, he said to Jack, \u201cGet down from that donkey and let your poor old father ride it. He must be very tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

Old John looked at Jack. \u201cPerhaps they\u2019re right,\u201d he said. \u201cLet me ride the donkey for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

So Jack got off the donkey and his father got on it. Then, they continued on their journey.<\/p>\n

A little further along the road, they met a group of women. One of the women stopped and stood in the middle of the road, \u201cYou lazy old man,\u201d she cried. \u201cYou\u2019re sitting comfortably on the donkey and that poor boy is walking. Look at him! He\u2019s tired. He can\u2019t walk as fast as the donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s right, look at the poor boy,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

The kind old miller was upset. He did not want people to think that he was selfish. So, he said to his son, \u201cJack, sit behind me. We will both ride the donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n

So Jack got on the donkey and they continued on their journey to the market.<\/p>\n

The donkey walked very slowly towards the town. It was midday and they were nearly there. The miller was pleased. \u201cThe market is very busy at lunch time. We\u2019ll sell the donkey for a god price,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Then, they met a shepherd with his sheep. \u201cExcuse me,\u201d said the shepherd. \u201cIs that your donkey?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it is,\u201d said the miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can\u2019t be yours, \u201csaid the shepherd.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d asked the miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you\u2019re being very cruel to the poor animal. Do you want to kill it?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean? Asked the miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very hot day and you\u2019re too heavy for the donkey,\u201d the shepherd replied. \u201cThe poor animal is very tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

The old miller was very upset. He did not want people to think that he was cruel to the donkey. The miller looked at his donkey. It looked very tired and hot. Oh dear, he thought. I can\u2019t sell the donkey if it isn\u2019t healthy. We must carry it.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well,\u201d said the miller. \u201cWe will carry the donkey.\u201d So the miller and his son got off the donkey and said goodbye to the shepherd. And the shepherd continued on his journey.<\/p>\n

Old John tied donkey\u2019s legs together. Then, he tied the donkey\u2019s legs to a pole. The miller and his son lifted the pole onto their shoulders and carried the donkey to the town. The donkey was very heavy and it was not an easy journey.<\/p>\n

Finally, the miller and his son arrived at the town. It was busy and the streets were full of people. Everybody came to the town on market day. The miller and his son walked through the streets, carrying the donkey. They were very hot and tired but they didn\u2019t stop for a rest. They wanted to get to the market square as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, somebody shouted, \u201cLook! There are two people carrying a donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everybody ran to see this strange sight and people began to laugh at the miller and his son. Slowly, they carried the donkey through the streets of the town towards the market square. Everybody watched them and clapped loudly.<\/p>\n

Soon, they came to a bridge. They had to walk across the bridge to the market square. A crowd of people followed them onto the bridge. They laughed and shouted. \u201cBe careful. Don\u2019t drop the donkey.\u201d<\/p>\n

The donkey was very frightened. It didn\u2019t like the noise and it didn\u2019t like the crowd of people. The donkey started to kick. It kicked so hard that it fell off the pole.<\/p>\n

Everybody stopped laughing. \u201cLook!\u201d they shouted. \u201cThe donkey is going to fall in the river.\u201d<\/p>\n

The donkey fell in the river and the old miller was very upset. \u201cCome on, Jack. Let\u2019s go home. We don\u2019t have anything to sell here now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

So the old miller and his son, Jack walked slowly home. I was very stupid today, thought the miller. Now, I have no donkey and no money from the sale. And he was very angry with himself.<\/p>\n

I was very stupid today. \u201cI tried to please everyone,\u201d the miller said to his son. \u201cAnd if you try to please everyone, you don\u2019t please anyone at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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