The Owl and the Shepherd Boy
For the first time, the shepherd boy, Nicky, is alone in the mountains with his herd of goats. All of a sudden, a storm strikes and destroys the shepherd’s cottage and everything in it. Nicky embarks on a perilous journey back to his home valley, carrying nothing but a torn blanket. In the darkness of night, Nicky spots a big owl. Can the mysterious creature help Nicky find his way home?
For the first time, the shepherd boy, Nicky, is alone in the mountains with his herd of goats. All of a sudden, a storm strikes and destroys the shepherd’s cottage and everything in it. Nicky embarks on a perilous journey back to his home valley, carrying nothing but a torn blanket.
In the darkness of night, Nicky spots a big owl. Can the mysterious creature help Nicky find his way home?
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That evening Nicky took <strong>the</strong> herd to drink from a mountain brook.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n he herded <strong>the</strong> goats inside <strong>the</strong> pen near <strong>the</strong> cottage. As <strong>the</strong> night<br />
grew dark, he burned some dry twigs in <strong>the</strong> fire outside <strong>and</strong> played his<br />
willow whistle.<br />
What a gloomy place this is, Nicky thought. I’d much ra<strong>the</strong>r be down in<br />
<strong>the</strong> village with my family.<br />
Thinking about his mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>and</strong> sisters <strong>and</strong> his warm bed at home made<br />
Nicky feel sad. A tear sprung to his eye. He decided to play one more song<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n go to sleep inside <strong>the</strong> cottage.<br />
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