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'''Donkeys''' were beasts of burden. | '''Donkeys''' were beasts of burden. | ||
According to [[the Legend of Sutekh]], they were among the animals associated with the titular [[Osiran]] [[god]] of [[evil]] and [[violence]], [[Sutekh]]. Other animals associated by the [[Egypt]]ian tradition with the cults of Sutekh included [[crocodile]]s, [[hippopotamus]]es and [[pig]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | According to [[the Legend of Sutekh]], they were among the animals associated with the titular [[Osiran]] [[god]] of [[evil]] and [[violence]], [[Sutekh]]. Other animals associated by the [[Egypt]]ian tradition with the cults of Sutekh included [[crocodile]]s, [[hippopotamus]]es and [[pig]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Background (DWPM 8 short story)}}) | ||
In [[Earth]]'s history, they were often used to pull [[cart]]s. [[Rose Tyler]] rode in a donkey-drawn cart when visiting the [[Roman Empire]] in about [[120]] [[AD]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], then separated from Rose, also made use of donkeys to travel. | In [[Earth]]'s history, they were often used to pull [[cart]]s. [[Rose Tyler]] rode in a donkey-drawn cart when visiting the [[Roman Empire]] in about [[120]] [[AD]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], then separated from Rose, also made use of donkeys to travel. | ||
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Like [[horse]]s, donkeys were often kept in stables; [[Roman]]s needed to keep a vast, informal network of [[stable]]s along well-travelled routes. This allowed passengers to rest their donkeys at regular intervals. It also gave travellers specific points at which they could negotiate for the sale or hire of donkeys. | Like [[horse]]s, donkeys were often kept in stables; [[Roman]]s needed to keep a vast, informal network of [[stable]]s along well-travelled routes. This allowed passengers to rest their donkeys at regular intervals. It also gave travellers specific points at which they could negotiate for the sale or hire of donkeys. | ||
At one of these stables, the Doctor said that horses were "better" than donkeys, intimating that donkeys were relatively slower. Donkeys were also distinct from [[mule]]s, but neither the Doctor nor any of his friends and acquaintances gave any particulars. ([[PROSE]]: | At one of these stables, the Doctor said that horses were "better" than donkeys, intimating that donkeys were relatively slower. Donkeys were also distinct from [[mule]]s, but neither the Doctor nor any of his friends and acquaintances gave any particulars. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone Rose (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Miller (The Visitation)|Miller]] kept a donkey in his [[barn]] in [[1666]]. When [[Richard Mace]] and the [[Fifth Doctor]] visited the barn, an exhausted Mace asked the donkey if it was capable of carrying a tired [[thespian]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[Miller (The Visitation)|Miller]] kept a donkey in his [[barn]] in [[1666]]. When [[Richard Mace]] and the [[Fifth Doctor]] visited the barn, an exhausted Mace asked the donkey if it was capable of carrying a tired [[thespian]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Visitation (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] befriended a donkey in [[Blackpool]], [[2089]]. He named her [[Meghan (All the Empty Towers)|Meghan]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] befriended a donkey in [[Blackpool]], [[2089]]. He named her [[Meghan (All the Empty Towers)|Meghan]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All the Empty Towers (short story)}}) | ||
During [[Christmas]], donkeys would be present on Blackpool's [[Golden Mile]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | During [[Christmas]], donkeys would be present on Blackpool's [[Golden Mile]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Death in Blackpool (audio story)}}) | ||
A [[poster]] for ''[[Shrek]]'' was pinned to the wall of the children's ward at [[St Helen's Hospital]], in early [[21st century]] [[Cardiff]]. It featured [[Donkey (Shrek character)|a donkey]]. ([[TV]]: | A [[poster]] for ''[[Shrek]]'' was pinned to the wall of the children's ward at [[St Helen's Hospital]], in early [[21st century]] [[Cardiff]]. It featured [[Donkey (Shrek character)|a donkey]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dead Man Walking (TV story)}}) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
The [[First Doctor]] once proclaimed that "men breed men and donkeys breed donkeys". ([[PROSE]]: | The [[First Doctor]] once proclaimed that "men breed men and donkeys breed donkeys". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sons of the Crab (short story)}}) | ||
The ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' claimed that [[Mona Lisa's model|her model]] "[[fart]]ed like a donkey". ([[TV]]: | The ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' claimed that [[Mona Lisa's model|her model]] "[[fart]]ed like a donkey". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Mona Lisa's Revenge (TV story)}}) | ||
The [[Muffin the Mule (character)|mule]] from ''[[Muffin the Mule]]'' was once descripted as "a wooden donkey". ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Muffin the Mule (character)|mule]] from ''[[Muffin the Mule]]'' was once descripted as "a wooden donkey". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | ||
[[Category:Earth Equus]] | [[Category:Earth Equus]] | ||
[[Category:Beasts of burden from the real world]] | [[Category:Beasts of burden from the real world]] | ||
