` You have made up that story very well , ' replied the herdsman . ` No , it is the real truth ; come with me and I 'll prove it . ' And they went together to the spot , and there sure enough were the points of the tails sticking up out of the water . The herdsman laid hold of the nearest , and pulled at it with all his might , but it was no use , for the stone and the rope held them all fast . He called to the young man to help him , but the two did not succeed any better than the one had done . ` Yes , your story was true after all ; it is a wonderful thing , ' said the herdsman . ` But I see it is no fault of yours , and I must put up with my loss as well as I can . Now let us return home , for it is time for supper . Next morning the herdsman said to the young man : ' I have got some other work for you to do . To-day you must take a hundred sheep to graze ; but be careful that no harm befalls them . ' ' I will do my best , ' replied the youth . And he opened the gate of the fold , where the sheep had been all night , and drove them out into the meadow . But in a short time they grew as wild as the pigs had done , and scattered in all directions . The young man could not collect them , try as he would , and he thought to himself that this was the punishment for his laziness in refusing to look after his father 's one cow . At last , however , the sheep seemed tired of running about , and then the youth managed to gather them together , and drove them , as before , straight to his father 's house . ` Whose sheep are these , and what are they doing here ? ' asked the old man in wonder , and his son told him . But when the tale was ended the father shook his head . ` Give up these bad ways and take them back to your master , ' said he . ` No , no , ' answered the youth ; ' I am not so stupid as that !
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