“'Then all my wishes have been carried out,' the queen was saying. 'Excepting one.' She paused and leaned forward; her tone changed a little. 'Ranofer the son of Thutra, all is well in the tomb of my beloved parents because of you and your courage. I wish to reward you. Tell me, what do you crave most in all the world? You have only to ask for it.'Ranofer lifted wide, incredulous eyes. He could ask for anything? Anything?
Visions of golden collars and vast palaces flashed through his mind, and then out again. He knew what he wanted.
'Your Majesty,' he said tremulously, 'could I have a donkey?'”
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, page 247
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