a great stone above the woman and the young man.
"Shame on you, woman!" he cried, "What is this thing you do?
You punish this young man for a crime he did not commit. In
Spirit Little Thorn Blossom weeps, for her mother abuses the innocent.
In shame she must hide her face from those she loves."
8 The woman looked up at him as the sun shone behind him. She had to
shield her eyes. "Stranger," she inquired, "how is it you know my
daughter's name?"
9 "A Voice spoke in my ear and said, 'Tell my mother to have pity. Has
she forgotten what she taught me as we sat by the little brook, and she
taught me
The Glory of The Lords? Why does she beat this boy for knowing me, when
he in his innocence, has never touched a woman? "
10 The woman dropped her cane and fell to her knees, weeping. "Lords
forgive me!" she cried.
11 "Ask not The Lords," announced Gray Goat, "but ask him who you
abused."
12 The woman took her water skin, gave the boy drink, took a cloth, and
wiped his forehead. "Though I am undeserving," she pleaded , "I ask
your forgive- ness, and I promise I will never abuse you, or any of
your kinsmen again."
13 "I forgive you," answered the young man, "for I have a mother and
sisters. I know how she would grieve if any evil befell THEM!"
14 At that moment a Warlock appeared. "What happens here?" he
demanded. What :mischief is this? Get this man back
to his work. We must soon be back to camp."
15 "Sir," instructed Gray Goat, "you do not do your duty. You do not
watch your people well enough. Within the sight of your eyes and the
hearing of your ears they do evil. Remember your duty. Counsel them
when they error, keep them from harming others and, themselves."
16 "Who are you," demanded the Warlock, "to talk