You told Denny of what happened on the island.
Because Denny had never seen any sort of pool or even an island, let alone the ocean, you needed to explain what those things were.
You told Denny of how you felt and how this fate seemed unfair.
“Life is seldom fair, get used to it,” Denny said. “You went against your humanity and acted like us and that’s why you’ve become one of us. Seems to me that you had your chance to be a girl and you blew it. We don’t get a chance to be human if we’re good. Why should you when you were so bad and dumb that they turned you into a donkey? At least we have an excuse for acting like donkeys.”
“I know I acted naughty. I’m sorry! Please, I want my hands and feet back. I want to walk on two feet, I don’t want to be smelly and I want to wear clothes.”
Denny sighed. “Listen, you have a lot to learn. That says a lot coming from a donkey! It’s easy to judge us when you haven’t had to live like us. You wouldn't smell so nice if you didn’t get to take baths and had to live on a farm. You would be no better if you were born as donkeys.”
Your eyes started welling up. You bucked and brayed several times, an action that felt so normal that you had as much control over it as a baby has over crying.
When you calmed down. You recognized Denny’s point.
“Well, maybe being a donkey isn’t so bad. I might start to like it after a while. Maybe you’ll see what I am just different rather than being bad.”
“Tell ya what, let me show you around,” Denny said. “Maybe you’ll see that it isn’t so bad here. We may work hard but it can feel good to work hard at times. Besides, you might learn something.”
“I guess so,” You said.