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The Hermit And The Beasts
Once there lived among the green hills a hermit.
He was pure of spirit and white of heart.
And all the animals of the land and
all the fowls of the air came to him
in pairs and he spoke unto them.
They heard him gladly,
and they would gather near unto him,
and would not go until nightfall,
when he would send them away,
entrusting them to the wind
and the woods with his blessing.
Upon an evening as he was speaking of love,
a leopard raised her head and said to the hermit,
"You speak to us of loving. Tell us, Sir, where is your mate?"
And the hermit said, "I have no mate."
Then a great cry of surprise rose
from the company of beasts and fowls,
and they began to say among themselves,
"How can he tell us of loving and mating
when he himself knows naught thereof?"
And quietly and in distain they left him alone.
That night the hermit lay upon his mat
with his face earthward,
and he wept bitterly
and beat his hands upon his breast.
About the Author - Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese- American poet, writer and painter. He was born 'Gibran Khalil Gibran', in Lebanon and spent much of his productive life in the United States.
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The Hermit And The Beasts
Once there lived among the green hills a hermit.
He was pure of spirit and white of heart.
And all the animals of the land and
all the fowls of the air came to him
in pairs and he spoke unto them.
They heard him gladly,
and they would gather near unto him,
and would not go until nightfall,
when he would send them away,
entrusting them to the wind
and the woods with his blessing.
Upon an evening as he was speaking of love,
a leopard raised her head and said to the hermit,
"You speak to us of loving. Tell us, Sir, where is your mate?"
And the hermit said, "I have no mate."
Then a great cry of surprise rose
from the company of beasts and fowls,
and they began to say among themselves,
"How can he tell us of loving and mating
when he himself knows naught thereof?"
And quietly and in distain they left him alone.
That night the hermit lay upon his mat
with his face earthward,
and he wept bitterly
and beat his hands upon his breast.
About the Author - Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese- American poet, writer and painter. He was born 'Gibran Khalil Gibran', in Lebanon and spent much of his productive life in the United States.
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