Earn Your Treats

A rich farmer, coming back from a long journey, arrived back at his home and began unloading his baggage. His favorite donkey, which had securely carried him throughout his whole trip, was given a rinse off, and put into his stall afterwards. The farmer was grateful for his donkey and wanted to reward him. On his trip, the farmer purchased special donkey treats, which were rare and was anxious to see if his donkey liked them. Donkeys, he heard, liked these treats a lot, and when he gave them to his donkey, the donkey apparently enjoyed them too. But when the farmer’s lapdog saw this, the lapdog thought that he deserved a treat also. The farmer gave the lapdog one, but he didn’t seem to enjoy it as much. Sadly enough, the treat didn’t taste as good to the dog because he didn’t earn it like the donkey did. Earning the treat would have made the dog enjoy it just as much as the donkey did.