The Truthful Shepherd (5) [The Truthful Shepherd]
The Truthful Shepherd (5)
" I cannot give the golden fleece to you for money, " he said," for a man with no head has nowhere to spend. But if you will marry me, I will get you the sheep. "
For he thought, if I am married to a princess of Prussia, the king of Matyas surely cannot cut off my head.
" I will marry you this moment, " she told him.
" Only skin the sheep and eat the meat. I want only the fleece. "
So he did as she asked, and the minute he gave her the fleece, she ran off home.
" And when will we married ? " the shepherd called after her.
" When the sun and moon dance together in the sky ! " she cried over her shoulder ー and then she was gone.
For a moment the shepherd was distraught.
What could he tell his king ?
He knew he had to report that the golden sheep was missing.
But how to tell him the truth ?
Then he thought, A trickster can be tricked in turn.
He had a daring plan.
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" I cannot give the golden fleece to you for money, " he said," for a man with no head has nowhere to spend. But if you will marry me, I will get you the sheep. "
For he thought, if I am married to a princess of Prussia, the king of Matyas surely cannot cut off my head.
" I will marry you this moment, " she told him.
" Only skin the sheep and eat the meat. I want only the fleece. "
So he did as she asked, and the minute he gave her the fleece, she ran off home.
" And when will we married ? " the shepherd called after her.
" When the sun and moon dance together in the sky ! " she cried over her shoulder ー and then she was gone.
For a moment the shepherd was distraught.
What could he tell his king ?
He knew he had to report that the golden sheep was missing.
But how to tell him the truth ?
Then he thought, A trickster can be tricked in turn.
He had a daring plan.
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2013-10-02 19:00
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