A Donkey and a Dog, traveling together, found a sealed packet on the ground. The Donkey picked it up, broke the seal, and read it out aloud to the Dog. It turned out to be all about grass and barley and hay - all the kinds of fodder that Donkeys are fond of. The Dog was a good deal bored with listening to all this, till at last his impatience got the better of him, and he cried, "Just skip a few pages, friend, and see if there isn't something about meat and bones." The Donkey glanced through the packet, but found nothing of the sort, and said so. Then the Dog said in disgust, "Oh, throw it away, what's the good of a thing like that?"
