An Aesop Fable Changed by Me

Once a Donkey (whose name was Spud) was being driven down a mountainside in a hailstorm.  He was a stubborn beast, but even so, his master (who was named Mario) was very fond of him. The two often got into trouble because of the Spud’s behavior, and Mario had been advised by several people to stop taking the “troublesome beast” on…