00:00One beautiful spring morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the
00:13market in order to sell them.
00:17The merchant and his donkey were walking along together.
00:22They had not walked far when they reached a river on the road.
00:28Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell into the river and noticed that the bags of
00:35salt loaded on his back became lighter.
00:40There was nothing the merchant could do except return home where he loaded his donkey with
00:47more bags of salt.
00:50As they reached the slippery river bank, now, deliberately, the donkey fell into the river
00:58and wasted all the bags of salt on its back again.
01:04The merchant quickly discovered the donkey's trick.
01:08He then returned home again but reloaded his donkey with bags of sponges.
01:16The foolish tricky donkey again set on its way.
01:21On reaching the river, he again fell into the water but this time instead of the load
01:30becoming lighter, it became heavier.
01:35Moral of the story- Deceitful actions ultimately lead to consequences that are harder to bear.
01:44Highlighting the importance of honesty and integrity.
01:48That was the end of the story.
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