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"Miller Elmo wants to please everyone, so he follows everyone's advice; his son Mort does the same. Their trouble worsens when they try to sell their donkey. By trying to please everyone, they end up pleasing no one"--
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There is an old saying that states, "You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." Miller Elmo most certainly could have benefitted from this sage advice. His constant effort to please the local farmers grows into an obsession to satisfy everyone, which the miller unfortunately passes on to his son. The two learn the hard way what can come of always taking the advice of others instead of listening to your heart. This visually pleasing book is a poignant retelling of Aesop's classic fable, verifying that in trying to please everyone, no one is pleased.
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