The Foolish Owl and the Wise Donkey On they went, and half an hour's steady walking brought them to a house somewhat better than the two they had already passed.

It stood close to the roadside and over the door was a sign that read: "Miss Foolish Owl and Mr.Wise Donkey: Public Advisers." When Ojo read this sign aloud Scraps said laughingly: "Well, here is a place to get all the advice we want, maybe more than we need.

Let's go in." The boy knocked at the door.
"Come in!" called a deep bass voice.
So they opened the door and entered the house, where a little light-brown donkey, dressed in a blue apron and a blue cap, was engaged in dusting the furniture with a blue cloth.

On a shelf over the window sat a great blue owl with a blue sunbonnet on her head, blinking her big round eyes at the visitors.
"Good morning," said the donkey, in his deep voice, which seemed bigger than he was.

"Did you come to us for advice ?" "Why, we came, anyhow," replied Scraps, "and now we are here we may as well have some advice.