The Shepherd And The Sea
Aesop Fable: The Shepherd And The Sea
A Shepherd, keeping watch over his sheep near the shore,
saw the Sea very calm and smooth, and longed to make a
voyage with a view to commerce.
He sold all his flock, invested
it in a cargo of dates, and set sail. But a very great
tempest came on, and the ship being in danger of sinking,
he threw all his merchandise overboard, and barely escaped
with his life in the empty ship.
Not long afterwards when
someone passed by and observed the unruffled calm of the
Sea, he interrupted him and said, "It is again in want of
dates, and therefore looks quiet."
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