Chapter 171 198. March and the Shepherds

Once upon a time there was a shepherd who had more sheep than sand on the beach.Although he has such a large flock of sheep, he is always on tenterhooks for fear that one of them will die.The winter is long, and all the shepherd does is beg the months: "December, have mercy! January, don't freeze my sheep to death! February, your kindness I will never forget!" All these months stop and listen to the begging of the shepherds.The shepherd's entreaty, like all acts of homage, moved them, and they satisfied him.There was no wind, rain, hail, or any disease throughout the winter. The sheep continued to graze throughout the winter, and they didn't even catch a cold.

Then came March.March has a bad temper, but everything is going well.On the last day of March, the shepherds were no longer afraid, because it was April and spring was coming.The shepherd felt that his sheep were safe, so he withdrew his original pleading tone, put on a mocking face, and boasted: "March, March, you think you are a great harm to the sheep, but who is afraid now?" What about you! I'm not afraid of you! Spring is here, you can't do anything to me! Get out of here quickly! Go where you should go." Hearing that the ungrateful shepherd dared to speak like that made March as angry as a fly on his nose.He ran to his brother April angrily and said:

"Oh, April, my brother, Please lend me three days, I will punish the shepherd, Make him feel sorry. " April loves her brother March very much, so she lent it to him for three days.March immediately called storms and storms everywhere, and plagues, and scattered them all among the flock.On the first day, both the ram and the sheep were sick and died. The shepherd could do nothing but watch helplessly.The next day, the lambs also died of illness.On the third day, there was not a single live sheep left.The shepherd is left with only his own eyes to mourn his fate. (Corsica region)