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Christian Realities: The Wild Berries: The Wild Berries A young sheep craved so much for berries. The green pastures the Shepherd provided were not enough. It had heard of the...

The Wild Berries A young sheep craved so much for berries. The green pastures the Shepherd provided were not enough. It had heard of the delicious berries on the mountains where the wolves are. I can outwit the wolves he thought, let me get some delicious berries for myself. And so one day, he left the sheepfold and headed for the mountains. He saw a lot of delicious grapes and ate as much as he could, but they were poisonous. The wolves were very clever they had howled ‘Sweet berries on the mountains’ at night, their trap had worked. Yes, obviously a sheep heard it and there it was lying almost dead for their consumption, but before they could pounce on it. The Shepherd showed up, and with the aid of his staff discomfited the wolves. He placed the sheep on his shoulders and led it home. The wolves did not give up, they kept on howling ‘Sweet berries on the mountains'. The sheep heard and went again only to be rescued once more. The Shepherd's determination to save wa