Once, a Soldier had an Ass and a Horse. The Ass was made to do all
the hard-work and given little food to eat. The Horse did not do anything but
the Soldier gave him good food and cared for him. The Ass did not like this
partial behaviour towards him.
One day, the Ass said to the Horse, “Our master takes good care of
you and does not make you work. I do all the work and he does not even care for
me.”
The Horse replied, “The master is treating me well so that I
become strong to go to the war with him.” One day, a war broke out between
two countries and the Soldier had to go to fight. The Soldier wore his
armour, took his sword and mounted the Horse. Then he took the Horse to
the war and rushed into the battlefield, fighting the enemy. The Horse was
wounded severely in the battle and died when he reached home.
When the Ass saw the Horse dead, he said to himself, “I feel sorry
for the Horse and have realised how lucky I am to be alive!”
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