@Mitwah posted:Our donkey was a pet. He loves bananas and turnips. We would cut them up so that he doesn't choke. He wasn't too fond of squash but loved the occasional Christmas apple.
Lord have mercy..ours ate grass only!! Im not sure if my bros or dad fed it anything else ..
ours was for work..that animal fetch paddy bags n timber ..
all our garden veggies were transported from backdam to house..a 3 mile trek..n then again to the stelling . My parents used to to travel to backdam everyday…7 days a week .
i used to sit at the back with a nice big umbrella lol
I liked to hang my feet down for the ride/drive .
once i ran away n my parents didnt know until they got homen saw that i wasnt in theback..hahaha
i jumped off whn they turned to go in our st..n ran off to my aunty’s home n theyhad no clue..
they were so scared that i mayhave fallen asleep n fell off on the road..so a search party was sent out
they never thought of me going past our street..but after searching ..they decided to go up the rd..
n there i was at my auntie’s home, enjoying an ice piece of cake.
Poor aunty had no idea i i had ran off until my mother came..then she said she was puzzled as i was abit untidy n not like usual whn i was dressed nicely to visit her. But shehad no idea i had run away..hehe
i was upset because i waanted something(i dont rem wht) but i didnt get my -own-way’ so i decided to teach my mom a lesson..n it was a Christmas eve too!