A miller and his young son were leading their donkey to market. As they walked along, a farmer passed and laughed at them, because they had a good, strong animal to ride but chose to walk instead. Annoyed, the miller got on the donkey himself. He rode along fro a while, until they met a woman who scolded him for letting his poor child walk while he rode in comfort. So the miller put his son on the donkey and walked himself. Then they met a schoolmaster, who complained that it was typical of the youth of today, for a strong healthy boy to ride while his father walked. After that they both rode it, until they were attacked for cruelty to animals. Finally the miller slung the donkey over a pole and they tried to carry it. They all fell in the river, when the miller at last decided that it really is best not to try to please everyone.
