The moral could be that trying to please everyone often leads to pleasing no one. The old man in the story changes his donkey's position based on others' opinions and in the end, nothing really works out well.
Well, the moral is about not being overly influenced by others' judgments. In the story, every time the old man and his son listened to someone else's comment on their way of using the donkey, they changed. But in reality, they should have had their own idea. It shows that we should trust our own instincts and not be swayed so easily by what others think is 'right' for us.
Sure. An old man is traveling with his donkey. Different people give him advice on how the donkey should carry the load. Some say the donkey should walk beside him, some say on its back. The old man keeps changing according to the advice and finally ends up in a muddle.
The moral is that you can't please everyone. No matter what the old man did with the donkey, there were always people criticizing him. It shows that if you try to satisfy all the different opinions of others, you will end up being confused and not being able to make your own proper decisions.
The moral could be that you can't please everyone. No matter what the old man did with the donkey in the story, whether walking with it, riding it, or carrying it, someone would always find fault.
There were an old man and his son who owned a donkey. They were on their way to the market. At the beginning, the son was on the donkey's back and the old man was on foot. Some people along the road scolded the son for being impolite to his father. So the old man took the place on the donkey and the son walked. But soon, other people said the old man was too harsh on his son. Then both of them rode the donkey. Immediately, some passers - by said they were abusing the donkey. Finally, they carried the donkey instead of riding it, and all the people they met laughed at their behavior.
Well, one possible moral is about staying true to your own judgment. The man in the story constantly changes his actions regarding his donkey according to what different people say. He doesn't have his own firm stance, and as a result, things go wrong for him. So it's like a reminder that we should trust our own instincts more often.
The main characters are the old man and the donkey. The whole story revolves around the old man's actions and decisions regarding the donkey and how others react to them.
The moral is that you can't please everyone. No matter what the old man, the boy and the donkey did, whether walking together, the boy riding, the old man riding or both riding, there were always people who criticized them.