``Damn it!'' Sam exclaimed as the ass sat on the ground once more, with all the cooking utensils and camping supplies sliding off the back and clanking down onto the ground.
``What's the matter?'' Tom asked Sam from up front, leading the troupe of five towards their camp ground.
``It's the damn donkey... it keeps deciding to sit down in the middle of nowhere, and I have to literally pick up the pieces and my back is now sore from having to do all that,'' Sam explained exasperatedly.
``Hmm... I guess we could all take a break now,'' Tom replied, ``we are close enough to the camp ground to reach there in about half-an-hour, but I think we can use some time to help move some of the stuff.''
``Guys,'' Tom gesticulated to the other three weary-looking souls, ``go give Sam a hand and pick up the pieces. Sam, you picked that donkey by the way...''
``Yeah yeah yeah... bite me,'' Sam growled as he struggled to drag the ass on to its feet with the rest of the folks picking up the fallen load.
The donkey brayed at Sam's tugging, and with one great heave, it kicked free of the harness and trotted off, leaving behind four confused and dishevelled campers, three of them lying on the ground as the result of the donkey's kicking free of the harness.
``Damn donkey...'' Sam muttered under his breath, ``hey, gimme a hand and let's just lift what we can to the camp site. Hopefully we will have enough till the next day when we arrive at the village.'' The other three people groaned and they each grabbed some item from the pile, adding on to their already ponderous haversacks.
``Sam! You done over there?'' Tom inquired, his voice all far away through the trees.
``Yeah Tom, we're just about to move off. The donkey disappeared though... I figure we can probably manage on our own, albeit with a little effort.''
``The donkey what? Okay, okay, just come over now. I'm just beyond the bend in the trail ahead. You've got to see this,'' Tom yelled back from where he was.
``Well, you heard the skipper. Let's go,'' Sam told the other three people as they made their way towards Tom.
(Based on an exercise generated by WriteThis - 07 Jan 2009 09:33:45)
