The Judas Donkey

Illustrations by Sharon Thompson

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Fremantle Arts Centre Press

What would you do if you wanted a horse and you ended up with a donkey?  I tell you, I wasn’t all that happy. Here in Kununurra we don’t get to see all those donkeys that run wild in the Kimberley .

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That’s till Gramps brings home the Judas donkey! Gramps has the biggest heart – that’s why he saved Judy and brought her here. He looks after Gamma too, because she’s kind of forgetting things.

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My friend Tula – she’s Aboriginal – taught me a few things about Judy. I reckon she can see inside a donkey’s head. I still wasn’t all that proud, riding a donkey around the streets ... till the day came that we might lose her.

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Whoever called a donkey an ass needs to learn a thing or two!

Here's what other people have said about The Judas Donkey:

Errol Broome’s beautiful, short novel encompasses tenderness, compassion and understanding...                                               
Russ Merrin,  Magpies  Nov 2003  

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The Judas Donkey will endure in the hearts and minds of all who take the pleasure to read it.

 Victoria Reeve,  Write Away SWWVic,  August 2003

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