By Andrew Lang
ReadOasis Step 2
(Part 1)
Painting: Landscape with Orion
Once upon a time, there was a boy who had neither father nor mother. So in order to earn money with which he could live, he watched over and cared for the sheep of a great lord, who was his master. Day and night he spent in the fields with the sheep. Only when it rained and stormed did he crawl into his little house.
One night, the boy was sitting in the grass beside his sheep. Then he heard the sound of someone crying not f...