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The Salt Merchant and His Ass

In this quick moral story, a peddler's Ass attempts to lighten its load of salt by intentionally falling into a stream, but the clever peddler sees through this trick and replaces the salt with sponges. When the Ass falls again, the sponges absorb water, resulting in a double burden instead of relief. This folklore teaches a meaningful lesson on the consequences of deceit in life-changing stories with moral implications for students.

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The Salt Merchant and His Ass - Aesop's Fable illustration about Deception, Consequences, Greed
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Reveal Moral

"The moral of the story is that deceitful tactics can backfire, leading to greater problems than the original situation."

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Quick Facts

Age Group
kids
children
story for class 2
story for class 3
story for class 4
Theme
Deception
Consequences
Greed
Characters
Peddler
Ass

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