A Shepherd, counting his Sheep one day, discovered that a number of them were missing. No, no! Daddy is watching and Daddy will kill him if he should come near! Now a Boar spied him, and rushing at him, gored him with his yellow tusk. The Shepherd wanted to make the Wild Goats part of his flock; so he fed them well. When all the animals were gathered together he arose and said: Dear friends, I believe the gods have sent this plague upon us as a punishment for our sins. But the Earthen Pot excused himself, saying that it would be wiser for him to stay in the corner by the fire. No, no, replied the other, You would not say 'we' before, so now stick to your 'I'. Say 'I am lost.
The weak are made to suffer for the misdeeds of the powerful.