The Herdsman And The Lost Bull
Aesop Fable: The Herdsman And The Lost Bull
A herdsman tending his flock in a forest lost a Bull-calf
from the fold. After a long and fruitless search, he made a
vow that, if he could only discover the thief who had stolen
the Calf, he would offer a lamb in sacrifice to Hermes,
Pan, and the Guardian Deities of the forest.
Not long afterwards,
as he ascended a small hillock, he saw at its foot a
Lion feeding on the Calf. Terrified at the sight, he lifted his
eyes and his hands to heaven, and said: "Just now I vowed
to offer a lamb to the Guardian Deities of the forest if I
could only find out who had robbed me; but now that I
have discovered the thief, I would willingly add a full-grown
Bull to the Calf I have lost, if I may only secure my own
escape from him in safety."
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