All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . DOMESTIC ASS AND YOUNG. and will hide things, stealwhen they can, open doors,and work pump - handlesto obtain water. Donkeyshave been known to drowndogs which have worriedthem, while, on more thanone occasion, they havebeaten off a full-grownleopard by nimbly usingtheir heels. Anyone who has vis-ited Cairo or Constanti-nople must have noticedthe little donkeys. Di-rectly you land, the loud-mouthed driver-boys shriek their beasts praises until you are deafened andbewildered; and you make a bargain in true Eastern fashion, paying aboutone-
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . DOMESTIC ASS AND YOUNG. and will hide things, stealwhen they can, open doors,and work pump - handlesto obtain water. Donkeyshave been known to drowndogs which have worriedthem, while, on more thanone occasion, they havebeaten off a full-grownleopard by nimbly usingtheir heels. Anyone who has vis-ited Cairo or Constanti-nople must have noticedthe little donkeys. Di-rectly you land, the loud-mouthed driver-boys shriek their beasts praises until you are deafened andbewildered; and you make a bargain in true Eastern fashion, paying aboutone-fifth of the sum asked. After climbing into the saddle you are off. Thedonkey trots along through the narrow alley-ways, nearly killing you or some-body else every few feet,, first by brushing against a wall, or knocking down afat Arab, or going under a low arch-way, while the driver behind plies his stickvigorously, all the while shrieking, Room for my lord ! Boy, get out of theway! At the end of your journey you find yourself warm and jolted, but, on
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