Page 12 - New Medley 5 Semester 2

Long ago, in a small village in Hungary,

there lived a poor couple with only
one son. He had long eyelashes and

a pair of boots that only mud
held together. One day, the boy

left to try his luck and make
a fortune. After wandering

across the seven seas, he came
across a vast, lush, green

meadow where a flock of
sheep was grazing with no

shepherd in sight.

So, the boy decided to watch the sheep in make a fortune acquire wealth by

the shepherd’s stead. He played his flute one’s own efforts
while waiting for the shepherd’s return. seven seas all the oceans and seas

But the shepherd did not come back and and oceans of the world; also used
more broadly to symbolise great
soon the boy ran out of food. journeys

lush green meadow a grassy field
“The shepherd is nowhere to be seen. with abundant green grass and
I am hungry. I need to do something”, vegetation

he muttered to himself. To save himself shepherd’s stead the place where a
shepherd lives and works and tends
from starvation, he took the flock to to his flock of animals

the town to sell a few mantle a loose sleeveless garment
sheep. From the money worn over clothes

he earned, he bought cloak a type of loose garment worn
over clothing
some food and he

purchased a shepherd’s uniform. It consisted
of a wool mantle, a

shepherd’s cloak, a hat
and other things. He

took up shepherding as
a profession.

Over the years, the boy
grew into a young man,

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