The Donkey and the Lapdog

Jerry Pinkney tells Aesop's fable in a dramatic form. He uses dialogue to help you imagine what is happening moment by moment. But the story of the donkey and the lapdog could also be summarized without using dialogue. Write a one-paragraph summary of the fable. Include the most important details from the fable but leave out information that Pinkney includes to make the story more vivid to readers.