Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 · Boston : Hall and Locks · leaf 385
i^,5^ them in such a way that both you andthe sheep shall get fat on it, and the sheep be allbrought back whole, andyet all, to the very lastone, be sold for readymoney. ^ How is that tobe managed ? thought the orphan,who drove the sheep into the openfield, sat by the roadside, and fella-thinking.… … The Sage Damsel 347 me a task to do, and cudgel my brains as I may I can-not see how it is to be done. What task has he given you ? Well, look here; he says, Go to market, takethose sheep with you and make a profit out of them,but so that you and the sheep shall grow fatupon it, and the sheep be…
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