n the mdle of the desert a thousand miles from any inhabited territory. When I finally managed to speak, I asked him, "But ... what are you doing here?"
And then he repeated, very slowly and very seriously, "please ... draw me a sheep ..."
In the face of an over powering mystery, you don't dare disobey. Absurd as it seemed, a thousand miles from all inhabited regions and in danger of death, I took a scrap of paper and a pen out of my pocket. But then I remembered that I had mostly studied geography, history, arithmetic, and grammar, and I told the little fellow （rather crossly） that I dn't know how to draw.
He replied, "That doesn't matter. Draw me a sheep."
Since I had never drawn a sheep, I made him one of the only two drawings I knew how to make-the one of the boa constrictor from outse. And I was astounded to hear the little fellow answer:
"No! No! I don't want an elephant inse a boa constrictor. A boa constrictor is very dangerous, and an elephant would get in the way. Where I live, everything is very small. I need a sheep. Draw me a sheep."
So then I made a drawing.
He looked at it carefully, and then sa, "No. This one is already quite sick. Make another."
I made another drawing. My friend gave me a kind, indulgent smile:
"You can see for yourself... that's not a sheep, it's a ram. It has horns ..."
So I made my third drawing, but it was rejected, like the others:
"This one's too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time."
So then, impatiently, since I was in a hurry to start work on my engine, I scribbled this drawing, and added "This is just the crate. The sheep you want is inse."
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But I was amazed to see my young critic's face. "That's just the kind I wanted! Do you think this sleep will need a lot of grass?"
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"... llams yrev si gnihtyreve ,evil I erehw esuaceB"
".peehs llams yrev a uoy nevig ev'I .hguone eb ot erus s'erehT"
"... peels ot enog s'eH !kooL ... taht lla sa llams os toN" .gniward eht revo tneb eH
.ecnirp elttil eht fo ecnatniauqca eht edam I woh s'taht dnA
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