El Hombre, el Muchacho, y el Burro

This story illustrates not only the technique of cuentos encadenados, but also the multicultural principle we advocate: if you have confidence in who you are, you can follow your own beliefs, overcome the temptations of those who would lead you astray, and live in peace in a world of differences. The multicultural man is one who is not threatened by differences, because he is secure in his own idendity. A proper multicultural curriculum is one in which all students learn because it uses techniques that address the learning style of all students in an environment safe for differences.

"El Hombre, el Muchacho, y el Burro"
Aesop fable Fábula de Esopo

A man and his son were on their way to market with their burro. As they were walking along, a neighbor called out to them, y el hombre les dijo al señor y a su hijo: "You fools, what is a burro for but to ride upon?"
¡Ay el pobre hombre, que le llaman insensato por caminar al lado de su burro. No sabía que hacer. So they thought, and thought. Finally, the man put the boy on the burro, y siguieron el viaje con el muchacho montado. Until they passed a group of men, y uno de los hombres gritó: "Look at that lazy kid, letting his father walk while he rides!"
¡Ay, el pobre muchacho, que la llaman perezoso por montar al burro! No sabían que hacer, so they thought and thought. Finally, the man changed places with the boy, y siguieron el viaje con el hombre montado, until they passed two women. One turned to the other and said: "Shame on that lazy lout, riding, while his poor little son has to trudge along!
¡Ay, el pobre hombre, que le regañan por dejar caminar a su hijo! No sabían que hacer, so they thought and thought. Finally the man put the boy on the burro with him, y siguieron el viaje, los dos montados. By this time they had come to the town, and the people were pointing, and laughing, hasta que el hombre no aguantó más. "Now what is the matter?", he demanded. The people said, "Aren't you ashamed of overloading that poor little donkey, you and that hulking son of yours?
¡Ay, el pobre burro!. ¿Porqué no pensaron de la carga que le impusieron? No sabían que hacer, so they thought and thought. Finally, they cut a long pole. They then tied the burro's legs to the pole, and raised the pole to their shoulders, y siguieron el viaje con el burro colgado del palo con las patas atadas.
They walked along, with the people laughing, and the burro kicking, until they crossed Market Bridge, when the burro got one foot loose, kicked out, and caused the boy to drop the pole. In the struggle, the burro fell off the bridge and drowned. ¡Ay, el pobre burro! Ahogado por tener las patas atadas.
"That will teach you, said a man who had followed them. Complacer a todos, y nadie se complacerá. Please all, and you please none.

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