Write a three- to five-sentence paragraph in which you apply the moral of "The Farmer, His Son, and the Donkey" to your own life. If you would like to, you may write your story as a fable.

The moral of the story is When you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.

Explanation:

The miller, his son and their donkey is the story where the son is trying to please everyone. In their struggle to please everyone the donkey fell over the bridge and because his foot were tied together the donkey was drowned. They end up trying to please no one and losing their own donkey.