That night Hero was taken to the mayor's house and the shepherd received his money.
The shepherd found three curs in town to take Hero's place. He paid nothing for them, for their owners were very glad to get rid of them.
The next day the wolves said, "Hero is gone! Hero is gone! Now for a feast. We do not care for those cowardly dogs."
When the new dogs saw the wolves coming, they cried out, "Let us run," and away they all went.
When the sheep saw the wolves, they too began to run.
The shepherd was taking care of a lame lamb in a distant part of the field. When he saw the wolves chasing his sheep, he ran toward them; but before he could frighten the wolves away, they had killed several sheep.
"What a fool I have been," said the shepherd, "to let my neighbor do my thinking for me!"
THE BOY AND THE NUTS
A glass jar half full of nuts stood on a table.