The Cow’s Bell

Henry,  the  young  peasant  boy,  was  guarding  the  herd  of  cows  in  the  woods.  Each  cow  had  a  bell  around  his  neck  and  the  most  beautiful  cow  had  the  best  bell.  One  day,  a  stranger  passed  through  the  woods  and  looked  the  herd  of  cows.  He  went  to  Henry  and  asked  to  give  him  a  bell  from  one  of  his  cow.  Henry  agreed  and  took  $40  in  return.

Now  the  cow  did  not  have  the  bell.  The  stranger  wanted  to  steal  the  cow.  Then  the  cow  went  off  into  the  woods  and  the  stranger  took  it  by  the  horns  and  led  it  away.  Just  then,  Henry  realized  that  the  cow  was  missing  and  he  could  not  trace  it.  So  he  went  back  home  crying  and  narrated  the  story  to  his  father.

His  father  said,  in  the  same  way  as  that  thief  has  deceived  you  so  the  pleasures  of  sin  try  to  deceive  us  all.  If  we  give  in  just  a  little,  it  wants  everything.  Henry  felt  ashamed  for  having  greed  for  money  and  promised  not  to  do  such  a  mistake  ever  again.