The Blind Men and the Elephant and Other Silly Stories by Vic Parker

Author:Vic Parker [Parker, Vic]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

By chance in the afternoon a leopard appeared, so the weaver instantly ran home as fast as he could to get the stones which the farmer had shown him, to throw at the creature. When he came back all the flock were scattered or killed!

When the farmer heard the tale he gave the weaver a sound scolding. “Were there no stones on the hillside?” he cried. “You didn’t have to run back here and get these exact ones, you fool!You are not fit to herd sheep. Today you shall stay at home and mind my old mother who is sick – perhaps you will be able to drive flies off her face, if you can’t drive beasts away from sheep!”

So, the weaver was left at home to take care of the farmer’s old, sick mother. Now as she lay outside on a bed, it turned out that the flies became very troublesome. The weaver looked round for something to drive them away with, and as he had been told to pick up the nearest stone to drive the beasts away from the flock, he thought he would this time show how cleverly he could obey orders. Accordingly, he seized the nearest stone, which was a big, heavy one, and tossed it at the flies. Of course, very unhappily, he killed the poor old woman also! Then, being afraid of the wrath of the farmer, he fled and was not seen again in that neighborhood.

All that day and all the next night he walked, and eventually he came to a village where a great many weavers lived together.

“You are welcome,” said they. “Eat and sleep, for tomorrow six of us start in search of fresh wool to weave, and we pray you to give us your company.”

“Willingly,” answered the weaver. So the next morning the seven weavers set out to go to the village where they could buy what they wanted. On the way they had to cross a ravine, which lately had been full of water, but now was quite dry. However, the weavers were accustomed to swimming over this ravine. Regardless of the fact that it was dry, they stripped and, tying their clothes on their heads, started to swim across the dry sand and rocks that formed the bed of the ravine.

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