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THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT. Aesop

Aesop's Fable

Aesop's Fable "THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT". Illustration by Arthur Rackham

A Goatherd was one day gathering his flock to return to the fold, when one of his goats strayed and refused to join the rest. He tried for a long time to get her to return by calling and whistling to her, but the Goat took no notice of him at all; so at last he threw a stone at her and broke one of her horns. In dismay, he begged her not to tell his master: but she replied, "You silly fellow, my horn would cry aloud even if I held my tongue."

It′s no use trying to hide what can′t be hidden.

THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT. Ernest Griset (1843-1907)

THE GOATHERD AND THE GOAT. Ernest Griset (1843-1907)

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