One moral could be that trying to please everyone often leads to pleasing no one. In the story, as they change their way of traveling with the donkey based on others' opinions, they end up in a comical and unproductive situation.
There are three main characters in this short story. First, there is the man who is likely in charge or at least an adult with some authority. Then there is the boy, probably accompanying the man. And of course, the donkey which is the focus of their actions and the source of all the various reactions from other people in the story.
Once upon a time, there was a man and a boy who owned a donkey. They were going to the market. The man thought they should ride the donkey to save time. But as they rode on the donkey, some people on the road said it was cruel to put so much weight on the poor donkey. So the man got off and let the boy ride alone. Then others said the boy was being disrespectful to let the old man walk. In the end, they decided to carry the donkey instead. But when they were crossing a bridge, the donkey got scared and they all fell into the river.
The moral of the man the boy and the donkey story is that we should trust our own instincts and not be swayed by every passing comment. The man and the boy were so busy trying to conform to what others thought was right regarding how they traveled with the donkey. They went from one extreme to another, from both walking to both riding and so on. It shows that in life, if we constantly change our actions to fit others' expectations, we'll end up in a mess and lose our own sense of what is truly appropriate.
The moral is that you can't please everyone. No matter what the old man, the boy and the donkey did, whether walking together, the boy riding, the old man riding or both riding, there were always people who criticized them.
Well, the moral is about the futility of trying to satisfy everyone. See, when the old man and the boy were on their journey with the donkey, they received all kinds of criticism from onlookers. For example, when they both walked beside the donkey, people thought they were stupid for not riding it. But when they rode it in different ways, they were still judged. So, it shows that we can't base our actions solely on others' opinions.
I'm not sure specifically which 'Donkey and Man Short Story' you mean as there could be many. But generally, it might be about the relationship between a man and a donkey, perhaps their adventures together, or the donkey helping the man in some tasks like carrying loads while they journey through different places.
The moral is not to be overly influenced by others' opinions. Just like the man in the story, he tried to please everyone but ended up making things worse for both himself and the donkey.
Once upon a time, a man and his donkey were walking on a long journey. The man loaded the donkey with all kinds of heavy things. As they walked along a road, some people passed by and said, 'Look at that cruel man, overloading that poor donkey!' So the man took some of the things off the donkey. Later, more people passed and said, 'Look at that lazy donkey with so few things to carry while the man walks.' The man got confused. He didn't know whether to load the donkey more or less. In the end, he tried to please everyone and in the process made both himself and the donkey very tired.