“ every mule hates to be reminded that his father was a donkey. ”
Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book (1894). copy citation
| Author | Rudyard Kipling |
|---|---|
| Source | The Jungle Book |
| Topic | stupidity donkey |
| Date | 1894 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/236/236-h/236-h.htm |
Context
“said Billy, with a stamp of his foot.
«Of course,» said the troop horse, «everyone is not made in the same way, and I can quite see that your family, on your father's side, would fail to understand a great many things.»
«Never you mind my family on my father's side,» said Billy angrily, for every mule hates to be reminded that his father was a donkey. «My father was a Southern gentleman, and he could pull down and bite and kick into rags every horse he came across. Remember that, you big brown Brumby!»
Brumby means wild horse without any breeding.” source
«Of course,» said the troop horse, «everyone is not made in the same way, and I can quite see that your family, on your father's side, would fail to understand a great many things.»
«Never you mind my family on my father's side,» said Billy angrily, for every mule hates to be reminded that his father was a donkey. «My father was a Southern gentleman, and he could pull down and bite and kick into rags every horse he came across. Remember that, you big brown Brumby!»
Brumby means wild horse without any breeding.” source
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