12 Questions
What did the donkey see when he lifted his head while grazing?
A wolf waiting to attack him
Why did the donkey start crying loudly?
To trick the wolf into helping him
What reason did the donkey give to convince the wolf to remove the thorn from his foot?
The thorn was very sharp and could harm the wolf
What did the wolf lose as a result of helping the donkey?
His teeth
What was the wolf's initial reaction when the donkey asked for help with the thorn?
He questioned why he should help
Why did the donkey provide a reason for the wolf to remove the thorn before eating him?
To buy time to escape from the wolf
What was the donkey's strategy to escape from the wolf?
Pretending to be injured and asking for help with a thorn in his foot
What was the outcome of the donkey's plan to trick the wolf?
The donkey successfully escaped while causing harm to the wolf
What was the immediate response of the wolf when the donkey cried loudly?
The wolf became concerned and asked the donkey what was wrong
What did the donkey claim would happen if the wolf ate him without removing the thorn first?
The thorn would cause a fatal injury to the wolf's throat
What did the wolf lose as a result of trying to help the donkey?
A few of his teeth
Why did the donkey start crying loudly in front of the wolf?
To distract the wolf and plan his escape
Study Notes
The Donkey and the Wolf
- When the donkey lifted his head while grazing, he saw a wolf approaching him.
- The donkey started crying loudly because he saw the wolf and was afraid of being eaten.
- The donkey convinced the wolf to remove the thorn from his foot by promising that if the wolf ate him without removing the thorn, his flesh would be unpleasantly bitter.
- As a result of helping the donkey, the wolf lost the opportunity to eat the donkey.
- The wolf's initial reaction to the donkey's request for help was skepticism, but the donkey's reasoning persuaded him.
- The donkey provided a reason for the wolf to remove the thorn before eating him because he wanted to escape from the wolf's grasp.
- The donkey's strategy to escape from the wolf was to trick him into removing the thorn, thereby delaying his own death.
- The outcome of the donkey's plan was that the wolf was tricked and lost the opportunity to eat the donkey.
- The wolf's immediate response to the donkey's loud crying was to ask what was wrong.
- The donkey claimed that if the wolf ate him without removing the thorn, his flesh would be bitter and unpleasant to eat.
- The wolf lost the opportunity to eat the donkey as a result of trying to help him by removing the thorn from his foot.
- The donkey started crying loudly in front of the wolf to trick him into helping him and thereby escaping from being eaten.
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