Question

Which sentence best states the central idea of "The Horse and the Loaded Donkey"? A.In the fable, the donkey would rather die than allow the horse to get away with not carrying his fair share of the load. B.The fable teaches that it is better to share a load than to carry the entire load alone. C.The donkey is lazy and pretends to die so the horse will have to carry the entire load. D.When the horse refuses to share the donkey's load, the

Answer 1

(B) The fable teaches that it is better to share a load than to carry the entire load alone.

Step-by-step explanation:

The story of “The Horse and the Loaded Donkey” is a fable describing the journey of a horse and a donkey. The donkey carries a heavy load on his back, and asks for help from the horse; however, the horse refuses to do it. By the end of the story, the donkey dies because of this, and thus, the horse now suffers the donkey’s fate: Having to carry the heavy load that the donkey used to carry all by himself. From this short summary of the tale it is clear what the fable intends to teach – which is (B).

Answer 2

The sentence, ‘when the donkey horse refuses to share the load of donkey, the donkey died illustrates the central idea of the story “the horse and the loaded donkey”.

Step-by-step explanation:

The donkey had to bear the entire load initially in the story. Even when he asked the horse to share the load, the horse being selfish refused to do so. This lead the donkey to die and the entire burden fell on the horse. Thus, the central idea of the story is illustrated that being selfish yields to nothing.