The tale of the Ox and the Donkey

In the Tale of the Ox and the Donkey, the Ox is suffering and the Donkey is annoyed. The donkey gives the Ox halfhearted advice with not the best intent. Yet the Ox believes it is great advice and proceeds with the plan. It actually works out for the Ox. He is saved and he is comfortable. But the advice turns sour on the Donkey, as he now becomes to target for the torture.

The Vizier told this story to his daughter Shaharazad. The purpose was to warn her. She had an idea to save the women from the King. The king was marrying a new woman every night, sleeping with her and killing her in the morning. Shaharazad came up with a way to stop that from happening. The Vizier told his daughter this story hoping to convince her to not go through with her plan. Just like the Donkey had a plan in the story, he made a miscalculation. He did not anticipate the plan to back fire on him as it did. The Vizier wanted to save his daughter from making the same mistake. He believed along the lines, she made a miscalculation in her plan. Giving herself to the King was certain death as he was determined to kill every woman he slept with. With such dangerous conditions, the Vizier believed a slight miscalculation such as the one the Donkey made could easily cost Shaharazad her life.