Amir tied two sacks of salt to the back of his donkey and headed for the market to sell the salt. On ___(31)___, Amir and the donkey passed a stream. The donkey jumped into the stream to cool ___(32)___. As a result, much of the salt melted in the water, ruining the salt for Amir but ___(33)___ the load for the donkey. Amir tried to get to the market on the following days, but the donkey ___(34)___ the same trick and ruined the salt.
Amir was very much ___(35)___ by the donkey’s trick, but did not know what to do. So he stopped going to the market for three days and tried to think of a way to ___(36)___ the donkey a lesson. On the third day, he ___(37)___ came up with a good idea. The next day, Amir loaded the sacks ___(38)___ with salt but with sand. When the donkey jumped into the stream and got the sacks wet, they became much ___(39)___. The donkey was so much weighed down by the wet sand that he could hardly get out of the stream. From then on, the donkey learned the lesson, and ___(40)___ carried Amir’s salt to the market without ruining it.
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