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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 17 MIN

Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - The Green Donkey-Driver

from The Robert Louis Stevenson Library · host Robert Louis Stevenson

In which a slow and stubborn donkey, Modestine, tests the traveller’s patience and kindness over steep and winding roads, while a local peasant instructs him in the harsh necessities of donkey-driving. As evening falls and burdens tumble, the journey grows more solitary and challenging, yet shaded with moments of rustic life and quiet reflection amid the Cevennes’ rugged solitude.

In which a slow and stubborn donkey, Modestine, tests the traveller’s patience and kindness over steep and winding roads, while a local peasant instructs him in the harsh necessities of donkey-driving. As evening falls and burdens tumble, the journey grows more solitary and challenging, yet shaded with moments of rustic life and quiet reflection amid the Cevennes’ rugged solitude.

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