Donkey Wisdom
Vocabulary | Required Reading | Weight Loss Advice | Proverbs & Fables | Facts | Links
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Vocabulary
Or-ner-y [awr-nuh-ree]
–adjective, -ner-i-er, -ner-i-est. Dialect.
1. unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin.
2. stubborn: I can't do a thing with that ornery donkey.
3. obnoxious: If you look up ornery in the dictionary, you'll see Dusty's picture next to the definition. |
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Dusty's required reading list:
Dusty's Advice on Weight Loss
Keep your ass out of the refrigerator. (Courtesy of Throcky.com)
Proverbs, Fables & Legends
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Fable:
The Story of the Donkey in the Well
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well that the farmer had accidentally left uncovered. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey... read more |
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Fact and Legend:
The Story of the Donkey's Cross
Donkeys have a dorsal stripe that follows their spine, with one stripe that crosses it and travels down their shoulder. Many myths and legends have been formed around the Donkey's Cross. read the legend |
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Welsh Folksaying:
"If a donkey brays in the morning, Let the haymakers take a warning;
If the donkey brays late at night, Let the haymakers take delight." |
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Spanish Proverb: "No matter how far an ass may travel, he will not return home a horse."
(damn good thing, to hear Dusty tell it.) |
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George Washington had some of the most famous donkeys in American history. Washington wished to develop a fine mule for agricultural use. In 1785, he received three asses - a Jack and two Jennies - as a gift from the Spanish king. The Jack was named Royal Gift, and stood at Mt. Vernon and other locations in Virginia. The Marquis de Lafayette sent Washington a Maltese Jack named the Knight of Malta, which was described as having "the fire and ferocity of a tiger," but he was an excellent sire of mules. A quality Jack at this time demanded a large sum of money. Royal Gift got a fee of 15 pounds in 1786. A few years earlier, the imported Thoroughbred sire, Messenger, was getting only 5 pounds. |
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Donkey Facts
Fact: Donkeys are often used as guard animals for sheep because they will chase off predators. The Mackie Farm dogs and cats have certainly learned to steer clear of Dusty!
Fact: Donkeys, Asses, Burros and Jackasses are names for the same animal, Equus Asinus.
Fact: MULES are the product of breeding between a male donkey and a female horse. Mules are sterile and cannot reproduce.
Fact: A HINNY is the product of breeding between a female donkey and a male horse.
Fact: Female donkeys are called Jennies, Male donkeys are called Jacks, castrated males are geldings.
Fact: Donkeys HATE getting wet.
Fact: Donkeys have a much longer lifespan than horses, some live more than 40 years. We're just going to leave Dusty the farm since he'll probably bury us all.
Favorite Links
American Donkey and Mule Society
Info on Donkeys, Mules and *gasp* Zebra Hybrids
Half Ass Acres
Miniature Donkey Breeders
Donkey Facts
From Wikipedia
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue
A cause near and dear to Dusty's heart
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