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Hello, this is Janna, and I'm here with some fables about donkeys.

Now I'm sure you'll agree that donkeys are very lovable creatures.

They have oversized heads, soft noses, sad eyes, and ears that are a bit like rabbits.

Who couldn't love a donkey?

But in stories, donkeys are often stubborn.

Maybe it's a bit unfair, but it's the way stories are.

Foxes are cunning, wolves are violent, sheep are timid, lions are very self-important.

And donkeys are stubborn.

You get the idea?

Donkeys appear in many of the fables by the ancient Greek storyteller, Aesop.

And here are three of them, so listen out for those.

The first story is read by Bertie.

Thank you, Janna, the singing donkey.

One day, a donkey was nibbling on some green grass in the field.

The sun was shining in the sky and the donkeys' big ears were filled with a delightful sound of grasshoppers.

The grasshoppers rubbed their legs together and sang their tiny hearts out.

The donkey felt light and merry and exclaimed,

Oh, what delicious grass, what a delightful day, what wonderful music,

how amazing it feels to be alive on a day like this.

Of course, although he was happy, his eyes still looked sad.

Donkeys can't help looking like that.

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