Animal farm audio book1/7/2024 ![]() All that had happened was that he was following the advice of his friend the donkey. ![]() He was not ill, and no demon had bedevilled him. The merchant understood only too well what was wrong with the bull. What are we to do sir? We cannot force the bull to go out into the fields if he does not wish it. And now, finally, he is lying down in the straw. When we try to drive him out of the stall, he bellows at us and paws the ground with his front leg. When we try to put the yoke on his neck, he tosses his head so that we cannot manage it. Perhaps it is a demon, or perhaps he is ill. It was therefore not entirely surprising to him when, the next morning, the steward came to him, looking anxious and worried and and said: The merchant heard all the words of the donkey, and he was curious to see whether the bull would heed his advice. They will soon get the message and leave you alone.” They cannot make a great hulk like you even budge an inch if you do not wish it. When they try to drive you out to the fields, lie down in your manger and refuse to move. When they come in the morning, and try to place the thing called a yoke over your neck, toss your head. Do not show willingness for work, or of course the men will take advantage of you. Don’t you have any sense? Do your horns grow inside your head where your brains should be? Listen to your wiser and better brother, and your problems shall be done and dusted. ![]() “Why you big old fool! You are ten times as strong as I am, and yet you let the humans treat you without any respect for your superior force. He heard the donkey laugh with a great Eeeee-ore! and reply to the bull: You can imagine how the merchant was intrigued by this conversation, and how he tuned in his ears in to make sure that he did not miss a word. He is not fat, and the burden is not great, and on the way he learns to like you and appreciate you. Once every two weeks, you carry the master to the market on your back. They crack whips over my back and force me to pull the plough through the fields from morning to sunset. The men make me wear a thing called a yoke around my shoulders and it is heavy and uncomfortable. But as for me, they lead me out to work at the call of the dawn prayer. “How come you have the best barley, the freshest water, and the easiest life? You stay here indoors all day while the men wait upon you like servants, sweeping your stall, and brushing your coat until it shines. “Oh donkey,” he was saying to his fellow animal. One evening he was sitting by the stables while he watched his children playing in the hay, when he heard his bull talking in his deep low voice: But this great gift came with a condition: he must not tell any human being what he heard the animals say or he would surely die on the spot. Now, Allah in his wisdom had given him the power to understand the speech of all kinds of animals and birds. He lived in the country with his wife and family and devoted himself to farming. There was once a merchant who was rich in cattle and camels. The newly weds cannot sleep, and Scheherazade begins to tell her husband a story. It is late in the night, and the dawn is but a few hours away. All the many brides of the Sultan, who came before her have been put to death on the first morning of their marriage. Praise be to Allah, Scheherazade is married to the Sultan Sharyar. We try to keep the spirit of the original as much as possible – and in fact we think this is much closer than most children’s versions out there – but there’s a lot in 1001 Nights that just wouldn’t quite do for a children’s site. The master’s wife demands to know what the animals have said, but he cannot tell her or else he will die.īertie has adapted this story from the rather racy, x-rated (and no doubt true to the original), translation of 1001 Nights by the famous Victorian explorer, Richard Burton. He does not realise that their master can understand the speech of animals and will outwit him. It tells of a crafty donkey who advises a bull how to avoid work. Her first story is an amusing tale which she heard from her father. Her plan to stay alive is to keep the terrible tyrant amused with stories, always leaving him wanting more. All his many previous brides have been beheaded the morning after their wedding. Download the audio Click to Play, Right Click to Save As
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