Write the uses of horse cart and donkey cart in one sentence each.

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Horse cart:
It is used to carry people. Usually one or two horses are tied to a cart to help carry people.

Donkey cart:
It is used to carry heavy luggage. Not only carts, sometimes, goods are directly placed on donkeys to carry them.

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Write the uses of horse cart and donkey cart in one sentence each.

Horse cart: It is used to carry people. Usually one or two horses are tied to a cart to help carry people. Donkey cart: It is used to carry heavy luggage. Not only carts, sometimes, goods are directly placed on donkeys to carry them.

Horse cart:
It is used to carry people. Usually one or two horses are tied to a cart to help carry people.

Donkey cart:
It is used to carry heavy luggage. Not only carts, sometimes, goods are directly placed on donkeys to carry them.