The Goat and The Goatherd

In a faraway place, there was a goatherd who worked very hard looking after a big group of goats. These goats wandered freely on a grassy hillside. He knew each goat by its name and led them through the valleys, whistling tunes and blowing his horn to keep them together.

One evening, as the sun was setting, the goatherd noticed that one goat had wandered far from the group. He quickly blew his horn and whistled loudly to call the stray goat back. But the goat was stubborn and kept eating a tasty patch of grass it had found.

The goatherd started to worry because it was getting dark and he needed to bring the goats back to the safety of their barn. In a final attempt to get the goat's attention, he threw a stone, hoping to scare it into returning.

Unfortunately, the stone hit the goat's horn, breaking it. The goat cried out sadly, and the goatherd ran over, feeling very sorry.

"I'm so sorry," he said to the goat, "Please, don't let our master know what happened."

Even though the goat was hurt, it looked at the goatherd and said calmly, "Even if I don't say anything, my broken horn will show what happened."

Hearing this, the goatherd realized he couldn't hide his mistake. He carefully led the hurt goat back to the barn, promising to himself to be more careful in the future and not make quick decisions that could hurt his goats.