pin the tail on the donkey

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donkey
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burro, ass , jackass , jennet, beast of burden, Jerusalem pony, back burro, jack , jenny, mule, hinny, Rocky Mountain canary, Missouri hummingbird, maud, donk, hee-haw, horse , animal

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