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Chapter 5

           IrecollectIawokefromthisstateforthefirsttimeatBasle,oneevening;thebrayofadonkeyarousedme,adonkeyinthetownmarket.Isawthedonkeyandwasextremelypleasedwithit,andfromthatmomentmyheadseemedtoclear.”

           “Adonkey?Howstrange!Yetitisnotstrange.Anyoneofusmightfallinlovewithadonkey!Ithappenedinmythologicaltimes,”saidMadameEpanchin,lookingwrathfullyatherdaughters,whohadbeguntolaugh.“Goon,prince.”

           “SincethateveningIhavebeenspeciallyfondofdonkeys.Ibegantoaskquestionsaboutthem,forIhadneverseenonebefore;andIatoncecametotheconclusionthatthismustbeoneofthemostusefulofanimalsstrong,willing,patient,cheap;and,thankstothisdonkey,IbegantolikethewholecountryIwastravellingthrough;andmymelancholypassedaway.”

           “Allthisisverystrangeandinteresting,”saidMrs.Epanchin.“Nowlet’sleavethedonkeyandgoontoothermatters.Whatareyoulaughingat,Aglaya?andyoutoo,Adelaida?Theprincetoldushisexperiencesverycleverly;hesawthedonkeyhimself,andwhathaveyoueverseen?Youhaveneverbeenabroad.”

           “Ihaveseenadonkeythough,mamma!”saidAglaya.

           “AndI’veheardone!”saidAdelaida.Allthreeofthegirlslaughedoutloud,andtheprincelaughedwiththem.

           “Well,it’stoobadofyou,”saidmamma.“Youmustforgivethem,prince;theyaregoodgirls.

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