{"id":22612,"date":"2026-04-15T22:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=22612"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:35:11","slug":"he-thought-he-owned-a-donkey-turns-out-the-donkey-owned-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/he-thought-he-owned-a-donkey-turns-out-the-donkey-owned-him\/","title":{"rendered":"He thought he owned a donkey\u2026 turns out the donkey owned him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"215\">A man who owned a stubborn donkey was bragging to his friends, \u201cThis animal understands everything I say. Smartest creature I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"275\">One friend smirked and said, \u201cReally? 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