English

Jaelynn Shepard

12 November, 18:45

Read the excerpt from "The Horse and the Loaded Donkey:"

An idle Horse, and a Donkey laboring under a heavy burden, were traveling the road together. The Donkey, ready to faint under his heavy load, entreated the Horse to assist him, and lighten his burden, by taking some of it upon his back. The Horse was ill-natured and refused to do it; upon which the poor Donkey tumbled down in the midst of the highway, and expired. The countryman then took the whole burden, and laid it upon the Horse, together with the skin of the dead Donkey.

Which statement identifies the moral of this fable?

A. Avoiding work makes a job harder in the end.

B. Great things can be achieved through cooperation.

C. Doing a job well makes life meaningful.

D. Hard work and perseverance pay off over time.