An onager saw a donkey standing in the sunshine. The onager approached the donkey and congratulated him on his good physical condition and excellent diet. Later on, the onager saw that same donkey bearing a load on his back and being harried by a driver who was beating the donkey from behind with a club. The onager then declared, 'Well, I am certainly not going to admire your good fortune any longer, seeing as you pay such a high price for your prosperity!'

An onager saw a donkey labouring under a heavy load and he made fun of the donkey's enslavement. 'Lucky me!' said the onager. 'I am free from bondage and do not have to work for anyone else, since I have grass near at hand on the hillsides, while you rely on someone else to feed you, forever oppressed by slavery and its blows!' At that very moment a lion happened to appear on the scene. He did not come near the donkey since the donkey's driver was standing beside him. The onager, however, was all alone, so the lion attacked and devoured him.

Aesop's Fables translated by: Laura Gibbs Oxford University Press Inc, New York 2002

References: http://jello88.deviantart.com/art/African-Wild-Ass-05-127942085 by: Jello88
http://chocomix-stock.deviantart.com/art/The-Donkey-351945375 by: Chocomix-Stock
Medium: Oil pastel and color pencil on scrapbook paper
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