The Story of a Donkey
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- First published
- 1860
- Pages
- 57Digital edition
- Reading time
- About 1 hour3 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 2 of 10
A little about the story
Cadichon the donkey tells his own story, and he has a low opinion of humans. He was treated badly by a farmer's wife, ate a few cabbages he shouldn't have and ran away. He wins races and catches thieves, before he finds a home with children who love him.
The Comtesse de Ségur was the best-loved French children's author of her time, and this book, Les Mémoires d'un âne, was one of her greatest successes. This edition is abridged for English readers.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- animal autobiographies
- a donkey with opinions
- French children's classics
Maybe not if you can't bear animal hardship.
Things You May Not Know About The Story of a Donkey
- Originally Mémoires d'un âne, by Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur.
- Men can't be expected to be as wise as donkeys, says the narrator.
- Abridged by Charles Welsh and illustrated by E. H. Saunders, Boston, 1904.
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