Location: At the merchant’s house

Characters: A salt merchant and a donkey

Items: House, trees and salt sacks

Action: The merchant has a donkey (or lying donkey)

Once there lived a hardworking salt merchant.

He had a donkey that was well-named for its laziness.

Location: Village (the way to the market)

Characters: A salt merchant and a donkey

Items: Trees, houses, birds

Action: A merchant walks with a donkey

Every day, the merchant would load salt onto the back of his donkey and head towards the market to sell it.

Location: At the river bank

Characters: A salt merchant and a donkey

Items: water, mountains, birdge and salt sacks

Action: A merchant drinking water and the donkey resting

On their way to the market, they had to cross a river.

Their usual practice was to take a break there and quench their thirst before continuing their journey.

Location: At the river bank

Characters: A salt merchant and a donkey

Items: water, mountains, birdge and salt sacks

Action: The donkey fell in to the water

One day, the donkey accidentally stepped into a river and tripped over a stone.

This caused it to fall into the water.

The merchant quickly rushed over to help the donkey.