... even get to the next village before people started hurling taunts at them because the donkey was clearly suffering. Then they tried tying the donkey to a pole and carrying it themselves, but the people just laughed even louder. Eventually the ... (4/6)
mother said: "I've had enough of this! We'll take it in turns to ride the donkey and people can laugh if they want." The moral of the story is that whatever you do people will find a reason to criticise you, so you might as well do your own thing. (5/6)
(This is from memory so I might have inadvertently changed a few details but the gist is correct - hopefully!) (6/6)