The Sheep’s Path

Once there were two shepherds who had pastures next to each other. On one side of the fence, the shepherd had a large flock, but he didn’t care for it. The grass in the pasture was dry and brown. Without a shepherd’s guidance, the sheep all wandered in the same paths every day. They wore the grass away along those paths until all their paths were dirt. When it rained, the dirt became an icky mud that stuck on the sheep’s fleece and hooves. They slipped and fell often. On the other side of the...