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<h2>THE SHEEP AND THE DOG</h2>
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<p>Once upon a time the Sheep complained to the shepherd about the
difference in his treatment of themselves and his Dog. "Your
conduct," said they, "is very strange and, we think, very unfair.
We provide you with wool and lambs and milk and you give us nothing
but grass, and even that we have to find for ourselves: but you get
nothing at all from the Dog, and yet you feed him with tit-bits
from your own table." Their remarks were overheard by the Dog, who
spoke up at once and said, "Yes, and quite right, too: where would
you be if it wasn't for me? Thieves would steal you! Wolves would
eat you! Indeed, if I didn't keep constant watch over you, you
would be too terrified even to graze!" The Sheep were obliged to
acknowledge that he spoke the truth, and never again made a
grievance of the regard in which he was held by his master.</p>
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