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which mesmerised

the wild boars. They
started dancing till

they were tired and
dropped off to sleep

without harming the
shepherd.

The next morning,
the king and his

soldiers were
surprised to see

the shepherd hale and hearty. Now, the king mesmerised held attention
was infuriated. He ordered that the shepherd completely

be thrown into another hole in the earth, hale and hearty in good
which had sharp scythes in it and a burning health and strong
infuriated extremely angry
candle at the bottom of the pit. The shepherd scythe a sharp, curved blade
deceived the soldiers. He draped a scarecrow used for mowing or cutting

in the shepherd’s clothing and hat, making grass or crops
them believe that they had actually thrown deceived tried to make
somebody believe something
the shepherd. The next day, the soldiers again that is not true
found the shepherd alive and playing his flute. severely in a very harsh way

They went to the king and said, “Your Majesty, enchanted affected and
greatly pleased as if under a
the shepherd is still alive.” “I will punish him spell

severely now”, said the king.

This time, the king was furious

and ordered that the shepherd
be locked in a tower filled with

dangerous bats and owls that
would surely kill him. But when

the shepherd started playing his
flute, the birds were enchanted

and started dancing. So, the
king had failed again.

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