8. Complete the summary

 

 

 

This story 'The Shepherd's Treasure' is a famous   folk tale woven around an Iranian . The story brings out the meaning that high   or  will lead you to a high position. In this story, the shepherd had risen to a higher  through his  and .

 

 

The Shepherd though  and poor, remained wise. He solved the  of people who came to him. The  given by him gave them full confidence and courage. He treated everyone with equality. Soon, the shepherd's intelligence and helping nature gained him . Also, it reached the king of the country.

 

The king wanted to check his intelligence personally. He  him as a  of a small district after testing his intelligence. The new governor worked hard using his potential and intelligence. He treated everyone equally. His humility and intelligence reached all over the country.

 

People  him and acknowledged him for being so kind and wise. This made the governors of other provinces grew  of him. So, they narrated some  stories, accusing him of saving  from the tax and hides it on the iron chest that he carried along every time.

 

 

When the shepherd proved him to be an honest person by unveiling the iron chest, everyone was shocked. The king was please with his intelligence for the  time and rewarded him for the second time. This time, the shepherd was appointed as a governor of a  district. Hence, the story ends with a moral that good virtues will always be recognised and .