The Man the Boy and A Donkey in 1000 Charactures

The Man the Boy and the Donkey.
Once upon a time there was a man and his son who owned a donkey.  The man and his son decided it was best to sell the donkey at the market.
The man and the boy led the donkey along.  Then some people laughed and said, look at those stupid people walking when they have a Donkey to ride!  So the man thought maybe they were right and put his son on the donkey.  Soon after they heard other people laughing a ridiculing the son:
"Look at that lazy boy, riding while making his father walk!"  So they thought maybe they were right, so the boy got down, the father mounted on the donkey--led by the boy.  Not too long after they encountered more people who laughed and said "Look at that big fat man riding whilst his son has to walk!"  Well that prompted a quandary.  The man and the boy scratched their head and decided the only other option left was to carry the Donkey!
Well the donkey brayed and he kicked until over the bridge he went and drowned.