Mary Had a Little Lamb

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[00:01.45]Lesson 16
[00:03.77]Mary had a little lamb
[00:13.05]Was Dimitri right to apologize to his neighbour? Why not?
[00:20.62]Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
[00:28.78]One of Mary's prize possessions was a little white lamb which her husband had given her.
[00:35.76]She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
[00:42.84]One evening, however the lamb was missing.
[00:46.23]The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
[00:53.07]When Dimitri came in from the fields,his wife told him what had happened.
[00:58.36]Dimitri at once set out to find the thief.
[01:01.95]He knew it would not prove difficult in such a small village.
[01:06.69]After telling several of his friends about the theft,
[01:10.05]Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
[01:16.95]Dimitri immediately went to Aleko's house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
[01:23.39]He told him he had better return it or he would call the police.
[01:28.29]Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
[01:34.35]It was true that he had just bought a lamb he explained, but his lamb was black.
[01:41.32]Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
[01:48.57]While they were talking it began to rain and Dimitri stayed in Aleko's house until the rain stopped.
[01:56.56]When he went outside half an hour later, he was astonished to find that the little black lamb was almost white.
[02:05.46]Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!