8. In color, most donkeys are brown, or a dirty white, with a black stripe along the back, from the head to the tail, and also a black stripe across the shoulders.
9. When the horse neighs, his voice is very pleasant; but the donkey’s bray is loud and harsh, and when he opens his mouth his voice is heard above all others.
10. I read the story of a man riding a donkey in the West, when the Indians caught him. As they were about to carry him off, the donkey gave an awful loud bray, which scared the Indians, so that they ran away and left the man to go on his journey.
LESSON XXIX.
WHAT THE DONKEY DOES.
1. Poor, old donkey! In some countries he is made to do all kinds of hard and dirty work, and he is driven about with many blows and kicks.
2. The rag-man, in the city, picks up a load for him out of the gutters; and the tinker, who goes about mending old pans and kettles, loads him down with heavy tools.