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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Just when Nicky was about to finish playing, he heard a hooting<br />
sound—as if someone was replying to his willow whistle. <strong>The</strong> boy<br />
listened, stock-still.<br />
Swoosh! A swishing sound pierced <strong>the</strong> darkness. A big bird flew over<br />
his head <strong>and</strong> alighted on a treetop. A pair of yellow eyes flashed in <strong>the</strong><br />
light of <strong>the</strong> fire.<br />
“That must be an owl. At least it doesn’t eat people, only mice,” Nicky<br />
said, calming himself down. “But <strong>the</strong> sound it makes is really frightening!”<br />
Nicky put out <strong>the</strong> fire <strong>and</strong> hurried into <strong>the</strong> cottage. From under his<br />
blanket, he could hear <strong>the</strong> owl’s hoots long into <strong>the</strong> dark night.<br />
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