驢子的主人以賣草藥為生，每天都讓驢子做很多工作，可是隻給他很少的食物。滿腹委屈的驢子就向朱庇特請求能夠給他換一個主人。朱庇特對他說： “我可以答應你的請求，但是到時候你可千萬不要後悔！ ”這樣，驢子的主人換成了一個磚瓦匠。不久之後，驢子就發現自己要承擔的工作比原來還要繁重。於是，他再次向朱庇特請求換一個主人。朱庇特應答他請求的同時警告他這是最後一次機會。這一次，驢子被賣給了皮革匠，淪落到了更糟糕的境地。可憐的驢子抱怨道； “我寧願在第一個主人那裏挨餓，或者繼續在磚瓦匠那裏忍受沒完沒了的工作，也不想麵對我現在的主人，即使我死之後還要成為他手中的製作材料。 ”
對一個地方不滿意，並不意味著在另一個地方一定可以找到幸福。
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