Apr. 3, 2009 - The Honest Farmer and The Lamb

A farmer named Jayms went to sell eggs in a basket.  While he was walking in the woods, his eggs fell into a river that he was passing. 

“Oh no!” shouted Jayms.  “What shall I do?”  Just then, a clam came out of the river.  Suddenly,

a lamb came out of the clam.

“Hi, there,” called the lamb.  “I heard your sad voice, and I came to help you.”

Jayms replied, “Well, I lost my eggs in the river.”  At once, the clam closed up.  The lamb went under the water and came up with a basket of egg-shaped rubies.   

“Those aren’t mine,” replied Jayms.  So the lamb went under water, and came up with egg-shaped diamonds. 

“Those aren`t mine,” replied Jayms.   Finally, the lamb came up with Jayms`s eggs.  

“Those are mine!” exclaimed Jayms.  

“They are,” replied the lamb “and so are the others.  You have told the truth.”

And as he went home, Jayms thought of the all the things he would bring for his family.