The Grass Is GreenerWill Dino donkey and Rinku rat be able to perform each other's job?
Dino donkey and Rinku rat worked at Ellie elephant’s shop. Rinku packed the items for the customers while Dino handled their bills and accounts. Neither Dino nor Rinku were happy with their jobs.
One fine morning, Dino and Rinku reached Ellie’s house to discuss their grievances.
“Sir, I’m tired of packing the goods and handing them over to the customers. From now on, I want to take the responsibility of handling the accounts,” said Rinku.
“So, you are tired now? Handle the accounts for one day, and you’ll realise how much attention and care it requires. Sir, I too want to exchange my duties,” said Dino, angrily.
“Look, it’s better if you keep doing what you have been doing for such a long time. You’ll find it hard to adapt to new responsibilities. The grass is always greener on the other side,” explained Ellie.
“Sir, please swap our roles,” Dino insisted.Ellie finally agreed. “All right, if that’s what you want! From now onwards,
Dino will pack the goods for the customers and Rinku will handle the accounts. Here’s the key. Go and open the shop. I’ll come soon.”
“Thank you, Sir!”
At the shop, Dino started packing the goods for the customers and Rinku started handling the accounts.
A while later, Matty monkey arrived at the shop. “Where’s Rinku? He’s the one who usually packs our goods!” he said, surprised.
“Do you want your goods or do you want to chitchat with Rinku? Tell me what you want and I’ll pack it for you at once,” said Dino, proudly.
“I want a bathing soap for monkeys, the one that softens the skin,” said Matty.
“Here you go!” said Dino and handed a bar of soap to him.
“What’s this? I asked for a bar of bath soap. This is a detergent soap. Do you want to ruin my good skin?” asked Matty, irritably.
“I’m sorry, that was a mistake,” said Dino and quickly fetched another soap.
“What’s this, now? This is a toilet soap. It seems you really want to damage my skin! I wonder where Rinku is. He would never make a mistake like this,” said Matty and left the shop angrily.
“Argh! He has no patience! If only he waited a little longer
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