| Once upon a time there was no donkey in Guizhou. So
someone officious shipped one there, but finding no use
for it, he set it loose at the foot of the mountain.
A tiger ran out from the mountains. When he saw this
big tall thing, he thought it must be divine. He quickly
hid himself in the forest and surveyed it from under
cover. Sometimes the tiger ventured a little nearer,
but still kept a respectful distance.
One day the tiger came out again. Just then the donkey
gave a loud bray. Thinking the donkey was going to eat
him, the tiger hurriedly ran away. After a while he
sneaked back and watched the donkey carefully. He found
that though it had a huge body it seemed to have no
special ability.
After a few days the tiger gradually became accustomed
to its braying and was no longer so afraid. Sometimes
he even came near and circled around the donkey.
Later the tiger became bolder. Once he walked in front
of the donkey and purposely bumped it. This made the
donkey so angry that it struck out his hind legs and
kicked wildly.
Seeing this the tiger was very gleeful, 'Such a big
thing as you can do so little!' With a roar he pounced
on the donkey and ate it up.
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