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* The donkey kept slipping into the river repeatedly.

* The donkey’s repeated slips into the river raised suspicion in the merchant’s mind.

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* One day, the merchant decided to closely watch the donkey’s actions.

* To his surprise, he noticed that the donkey purposely fell into the water.

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* The merchant got angry but stayed silent.

* Instead, he came up with a plan to give the donkey a valuable lesson.

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* The next day, the merchant loaded the donkey with sacks of cotton instead of salt.