cried she in a hurry , and ran about the bushes after the birds , till thorns pierced her foot , and she shrieked from pain and exclaimed , ` Oh dear , how unlucky I am ! and how abominably this man is treating me ! ' However , at last she managed to catch the seven birds , and brought them to Mohammed , saying , ` Here they are ! ' ` Then now we will go back to the house , ' said he . When they had gone some way he turned to her sharply : ` Be quick and drive the sheep home , for I do not know where their fold is . ' And she drove them before her . By-and-by the young man spoke : ` Look here , old hag ; if you say anything to your son about my having struck you , or about my not being the old shepherd , I 'll kill you ! ' ` Oh , no , of course I wo n't say anything ! ' When they got back , the son said to his mother : ` That is a good shepherd I 've got , is n't he ? ' ` Oh , a splendid shepherd ! ' answered she . ` Why , look how fat the sheep are , and how much milk they give ! ' ` Yes , indeed ! ' replied the son , as he rose to get supper for his mother and the shepherd . In the time of Mohammed 's uncle , the shepherd had had nothing to eat but the scraps left by the old woman ; but the new shepherd was not going to be content with that . ` You will not touch the food till I have had as much as I want , ' whispered he . ` Very good ! ' replied she . And when he had had enough , he said : ` Now , eat ! ' But she wept , and cried : ` That was not written in your contract .
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