Carrying The Donkey (1981)

Original title

抬驴

Genre

animation, comedy, family

Country

People's Republic of China

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

How it feels

A grandfather and his grandson bring their donkey to market. They get ridiculed no matter who rides the donkey or how they treat it, so they end up carrying the donkey themselves.

humorouslightheartedwhimsicalplayfulfable-likesatiricalthought-provokinggentle

What happens

《抬驴》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的纸偶动画短片。 爷孙二人牵着一头毛驴去赶集。爷孙俩牵驴，被人嘲笑有驴不骑，是傻瓜；孙子骑驴，被人指责不尊重长者；爷爷骑驴，被人批评不爱护儿童；爷孙二人一同骑驴， 又被人责备不爱惜牲口。爷孙二人无奈，只好抬着驴赶往集市…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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