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* ''Literature/AesopsFables'': In "The Horse and the Donkey", a horse and a donkey are travelling together and the donkey is carrying all the items. The struggling donkey asks for help by sharing the load but the horse refuses to help. The overworked donkey eventually dies and the horse is now forced to carry the very load that killed the donkey, as well as the donkey's body.
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* ''Literature/AesopsFables'': In "The Horse and the Donkey", a horse and a donkey are travelling together and the donkey is carrying all the items. The struggling donkey asks for help by sharing the load but the horse refuses to help. The overworked donkey eventually dies and the horse is now forced to carry the very load that killed the donkey, as well as the donkey's body.
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* ''Literature/AesopsFables'': In "The Horse and the Donkey", a horse and a donkey are travelling together and the donkey is carrying all the items. The struggling donkey asks for help by sharing the load but the horse refuses to help. The overworked donkey eventually dies and the horse is now forced to carry the very load that killed the donkey, as well as the donkey's body.
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Draft animals (donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and water buffalo) are seen as symbols of determination, endurance, and servitude. This trope is when donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and water buffalo are portrayed as hardworking animals that do a majority of the manual labor or use their strength to outplay their competitors.
Despite being seen as stubborn and stupid, mules and donkeys are seen as a better option than horses when it comes to manual labour because they are physically stronger and can carry more loads than horses. Hence why mules and donkeys are called "Beasts of Burden" for carrying such heavy loads on journeys.
The difference between a pack animal and a draft animal is that draft animals pull loads but do not carry them (horse and cart for example) whereas pack animals carry loads on their backs for transportation.
Despite being seen as stubborn and stupid, mules and donkeys are seen as a better option than horses when it comes to manual labour because they are physically stronger and can carry more loads than horses. Hence why mules and donkeys are called "Beasts of Burden" for carrying such heavy loads on journeys.
The difference between a pack animal and a draft animal is that draft animals pull loads but do not carry them (horse and cart for example) whereas pack animals carry loads on their backs for transportation.
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Draft animals (donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and water buffalo) are seen as symbols of determination, endurance, and servitude. This trope is when donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and water buffalo are portrayed as hardworking animals that do a majority of the manual labor or use their strength to outplay their competitors. They are also used to symbolize determination, diligence, industriousness, and servitude.
In Western European cultures, horse riding and caring were once considered the sole purveyance of men. Riding was also associated with nobility, as owning and keeping a horse was expensive, making horse ownership a symbol of wealth. When ranchers in the American "Wild West" rode horses as they rounded up cattle, it became associated with agriculture, farming, and self-reliance.
Despite being seen as stubborn and stupid, mules and donkeys are seen as a better option than horses when it comes to manuallabour labor because they are physically stronger and can carry more loads than horses. Hence why mules and donkeys are called "Beasts of Burden" for carrying such heavy loads on journeys.
journeys. The difference between a pack animal and a draft animal is that draft animals pull loads but do not carry them (horse and cart for example) whereas pack animals carry loads on their backs for transportation.
transportation.
This trope doesn't strictly apply to horses and mules, oxen are also valid as a diligent draft animal. [[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/science-and-technology/ploughs/ Oxen were originally used to plow fields]] and are still used for that reason in some countries. Horses eventually succeeded oxen specifically because they were seen as faster and more efficient.
In Western European cultures, horse riding and caring were once considered the sole purveyance of men. Riding was also associated with nobility, as owning and keeping a horse was expensive, making horse ownership a symbol of wealth. When ranchers in the American "Wild West" rode horses as they rounded up cattle, it became associated with agriculture, farming, and self-reliance.
Despite being seen as stubborn and stupid, mules and donkeys are seen as a better option than horses when it comes to manual
This trope doesn't strictly apply to horses and mules, oxen are also valid as a diligent draft animal. [[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/science-and-technology/ploughs/ Oxen were originally used to plow fields]] and are still used for that reason in some countries. Horses eventually succeeded oxen specifically because they were seen as faster and more efficient.
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* ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' In the novel, Boxer the draft horse represents the working-class men of Russia during the rise of Communism. Despite Boxer's low intelligence, he's a hard worker and dismissive of the threats the pigs impose since he believes that every problem on the farm is a result of him not working hard enough. [[spoiler: Which makes it rather tragic that he's [[MoralEventHorizon sent to the knacker by Napoleon]] halfway through the story after overworking himself to the point of injury.]]
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* ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' ''Literature/AnimalFarm'': In the novel, Boxer the draft horse represents the working-class men of Russia during the rise of Communism. Despite Boxer's low intelligence, he's a hard worker and dismissive of the threats the pigs impose since he believes that every problem on the farm is a result of him not working hard enough. [[spoiler: Which makes it rather tragic that he's [[MoralEventHorizon sent to the knacker by Napoleon]] halfway through the story after overworking himself to the point of injury.]]
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* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'': Invoked by Caesar's Legion, which has a bull on their flag, representing their ferocity along with how ultimately all of its legionaries are slaves meant to serve their "God-Emperor" Caesar with Undying Loyalty. In other words, the Legion is made up of cattle fit only for slaughter. Additionally, bulls are frequently associated with servitude, masculinity, and determination, and not only does the Legion practice slavery, they're profoundly misogynistic and are furiously dedicated to capturing the Mojave (to the point that even if Caesar is assassinated, they will seek to claim the Mojave in his name).
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* ''Film/Charlotte'sWeb'': Ike the horse helps plow the fields on the farm, and takes pride in that job. He ultimately overcomes his fear of the spider Charlotte because he admires how she's such a hard worker, much like himself.
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* ''Film/Charlotte'sWeb'': ''Film/CharlottesWeb'': Ike the horse helps plow the fields on the farm, and takes pride in that job. He ultimately overcomes his fear of the spider Charlotte because he admires how she's such a hard worker, much like himself.
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* ''Film/Charlotte'sWeb'': Ike the horse helps plow the fields on the farm, and takes pride in that job. He ultimately overcomes his fear of the spider Charlotte because he admires how she's such a hard worker, much like himself.
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It can go with CoolHorse but that horse trope is more about warhorses than workhorses. StubbornMule is about donkeys and mules being seen as stubborn and stupid, which may or may not overlap with this trope. BrutishBulls is about bulls being portrayed as quick-tempered and violent.
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It can go with CoolHorse but that horse trope is more about warhorses than workhorses. StubbornMule is about donkeys and mules being seen as stubborn and stupid, which may or may not overlap with this trope. BrutishBulls is about bulls being portrayed as quick-tempered and violent.
violent. VirileStallion is when horses are used as symbolism for unbridled masculinity and the male sex drive.
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Draft animals (donkeys, horses, mules, and oxen) are seen as symbols of determination, endurance, and servitude. This trope is when donkeys, horses, mules, and oxen are portrayed as hardworking animals that do a majority of the manual labor or use their strength to outplay their competitors.
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Draft animals (donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and oxen) water buffalo) are seen as symbols of determination, endurance, and servitude. This trope is when donkeys, horses, mules, oxen, and oxen water buffalo are portrayed as hardworking animals that do a majority of the manual labor or use their strength to outplay their competitors.
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For this trope to apply, it must involve donkeys, horses, mules, and oxen, either as an animal or a motif, or physical features akin to the animal. A straightforward example of the trope would be where they are in an environment that shows their [[{{Workaholic}} compulsion to work]] or shows their strength and hardiness with manual labour (like farm work or an industrial setting).
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For this trope to apply, it must involve donkeys, horses, mules, and oxen, and water buffalo either as an animal or a motif, or physical features akin to the animal. A straightforward example of the trope would be where they are in an environment that shows their [[{{Workaholic}} compulsion to work]] or shows their strength and hardiness with manual labour (like farm work or an industrial setting).
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->''"Boxer was the admiration of everybody. He had been a hard worker even in Jones's time, but now he seemed more like three horses than one; there were days when the entire work of the farm seemed to rest on his mighty shoulders. From morning to night he was pushing and pulling, always at the spot where the work was hardest. His answer to every problem, every setback, was ‘I will work harder!’—which he adopted as his personal motto."''
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