The Sheep and the Horses
[On a hill,] a sheep that had no wool saw horses;
one of them pulling a heavy wagon, one carrying a big load,
and one carrying a man quickly. The sheep said to the horses:
“My heart pains me, seeing a man driving horses.”
The horses said: “Listen, sheep! our hearts pain us when we see this:
a man, the master, the sheep’s wool makes into a warm garment for himself.
And the sheep has no wool.” Having heard this, the sheep fled into
the plain.
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A Storm of Words,vetera verba,priscae linguae
Carlos Quiles
with contributions by Fernando López-Menchero
A Song of Sheep and Horses
Book 3, ACADEMIA PRISCA 2019
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