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The List – Top 10 Talking Donkeys
1. Bottom, from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2. Donkey, from Shrek
3. Eeyore, from A.A. Milne’s Winnie-The-Pooh
4. Balaam’s Talking Ass, Numbers 22 (Old Testament)
5. Baba Looey, sidekick to Quick Draw McGraw
6. Leroy, the tuba-playing donkey from The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
7. Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
8. Benjamin, from George Orwell’s Animal Farm
9. Ya’foor, Muhammad’s talking donkey from The Beginning and the End
10. The Ass in the Lion’s Skin, from Aesop’s Fables
There have always been plenty of asses in literature, television and film, and even ruling out most of the critics, there are still plenty that have stood the test of time. And any list that can combine The Bard with The Muppets is a perfect list.
