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"DO LET ME HAVE A RIDE on a donkey begged 

Hanna for the fifth time that afternoon.

"No," said Mother. "I've told you, Hanna, that you 

cannot have anything else today. You want 

everything you see, and if there's a new way to 

spend money, you find it. So please don't let me 

hear anything more about that donkey business."

"But, Mommy______" pleaded Hanna.

"No!" said Mother, and her voice left no doubt 

that she meant it.

Hanna walked away. Evidently she thought it was 

no use worrying Mommy anymore. She strolled 

away toward the donkeys.

There were a dozen of them, all standing 

together, waiting for children to come and ride 

on them. Even while Hanna watched, a group of 

children came up, paid their money to the man in 

charge, and went off gaily along the sands.  

There was only one donkey left, and he stood 

there good as gold even though his master had 

gone away. Hanna went up to him and stroked his 

nose.

"Dear Mr.Donkey,"she said, "you'd like to give 

me a ride, wouldn't you, if I had enough 

money?"

" Hee-haw," said the donkey.

"You are e dear," said Hanna. "I believe I 

could ride you all by myself. It must be easy. 

Look at all those other children.

As Hanna looked at the other children she realized 

that both they and the man in charge of them 

were a long way off and that she was alone with his 

donkey.

At once a great idea came into her mind. She would 

have a little ride after all, even if she only sat on 

his back and moved around in a circle. Surely the 

man wouldn't want any money for that.  

Nearby were some steps on which the children 

stood when getting up on to the donkey's back. 

Very cautiously Hanna led her donkey over to them 

and climbed up. Nobody seemed to notice her, and 

she felt very much pleased with herself.

As for the donkey, he seemed quite used to this 

sort of thing, and stood there as quiet and gentle 

as a lamb. Hanna was delighted. She was on a 

donkey at last, even though Mommy hadn't given 

her any money for it.  

Suddenly, however, something happened to Mr. 

Donkey . He seemed to realize that he had been 

left behind by the others 

He seemed to realize that he had been left 

behind by the others. While he had been 

standing alone it had not mattered, but now 

that he had someone on his back he felt that he 

should be with his friends. So turning   around, he 

jogged off at a smart pace across the sands.

Hanna was never more frightened in her life 

. What would the man say? She had no 

money to pay him. And what would Mommy 

say when she found out?      

Gladly would she have jumped off, but she dared 

not. She took hold of the reins, but the donkey 

only   moved the faster.

Donkeys do not usually run very fast, but to Hanna 

this one seemed to be rushing away with her at a 

terrible speed. He seemed to hear the others in 

the distance and wanted to catch up with them. 

Bump, bump, bump, bumptey, bump! On went the 

donkey, with Hanna rolling from side to side, 

expecting to fall off any moment and almost panic 

stricken with fear.

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