June 18 2020

Sheep Thief And Saint

Many years ago, there was a village somewhere in a certain city where lived two young men. They did something wrong by stealing a sheep from the village. According to the village law, the person would be marked by the hot-iron in his fore head with character “ST” which told everybody that they were the sheep thief. A disgrace shall remain in their whole life.
In the years after, one young man still lived in the village, but another went to the university for medical course in the city. After five years, he graduated and was given a certificate as a licensed doctor.
He did not stay in the city, but went back to his mother village to serve his villagers for doctorship. He collected very low fees and his skills were excellent. He received admiration and respect from all villagers.
One day, a tourist came to the village and saw the doctor’s face with the character of “ST”. He asked other villagers for its meaning, the villager told the traveller that he was the saint in this village. “ST” was the meaning for saint.