And they ran and told their father . Then the man came up and said to Mohammed : ` What was the matter ? How did she die ? ' And Mohammed answered : ' I was tending the sheep when she said to me , `` Kill me that ram ; I am hungry ! '' So I killed it , and gave her the meat . But she had no teeth , and it choked her . ' ` But why did you kill the ram , instead of one of the sheep ? ' asked the man . ` What was I to do ? ' said Mohammed . ' I had to obey orders ! ' ` Well , I must see to her burial ! ' said the man ; and the next morning Mohammed drove out the sheep as usual , thinking to himself , ` Thank goodness I 've got rid of the old woman ! Now for the boys ! ' All day long he looked after the sheep , and towards evening he began to dig some little holes in the ground , out of which he took six scorpions . These he put in his pockets , together with one bird which he caught . After this he drove his flock home . When he approached the house the boys came out to meet him as before , saying : ` Give me my bird ! ' and he put a scorpion into the hand of each , and it stung him , and he died . But to the youngest only he gave a bird .
As soon as he saw the boys lying dead on the ground , XXXXX lifted up his voice and cried loudly : ` Help , help !
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