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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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