Lesson 16
Mary had a little lamb
玛丽有一头羔羊
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1Lesson 16
2Mary had a little lamb
3Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not?
4Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
5One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
6She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
7One evening, however the lamb was missing.
8The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
9When Dimitri came in from the fields, his wife told him what had happened.
10Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
11He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
12After telling several of his friends about the theft,
13Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
14Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
15He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
16Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
17It was true that he had just bought a lamb he explained,
18but his lamb was black.
19Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
20While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
21When he went outside half an hour later,
22he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
23Its wool, which had been dyed black,
24had been washed clean by the rain!