The Shepherd and the Sheep

A shepherd was driving his sheep to the woods when he came across an unusually large oak tree, heavy with acorns. Delighted by his find, he spread his cloak under the branches and climbed up into the tree to shake down the acorns.

As the sheep eagerly devoured the fallen acorns, they inadvertently frayed and tore the shepherd's cloak. When the shepherd finally descended from the tree and saw the damage, he was filled with dismay.

"O you most ungrateful creatures!" he exclaimed. "You provide wool to make garments for all other men, yet you destroy the clothes of the very one who feeds you."