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I actually thought of Master, but I always felt like he wasn't familiar with the situation and wouldn't handle it as smoothly as Uncle Master, who had experienced this incident with us that day.
It was the afternoon when Old Donkey dropped me off at my doorstep. The reason it took so long was that we took a wrong turn on the way and had to ask many people and take a big detour to find the right path.
I invited Old Donkey in for a meal and a drink, but he refused, saying he was in a hurry to get back before it got too dark to find his way home. I knew that he was outwardly eager to get home, but in reality, he wanted to find Uncle Master quickly so he could take a good look and try to scare away that frightening straw figure.
"Have a safe trip and may the wind be at your back," I called out to Old Donkey as he gradually disappeared from view, waving until I couldn't see him anymore before returning home.
