Literal Obedience

It is said that a certain man was engaged by a master as a servant. As they sat near the fireplace, the master told him that his duty would be to watch over the grazing flocks of sheep and goats. If a wolf appeared the servant must attack him with a stone. To show the manner of doing this the master at the same time picked up a stone. Two or three days later a wolf actually appeared while the servant was watching the flocks in the jungle. The servant, on seeing the wolf, hurried to the village, where the master asked him what was the matter? "I have come to fetch the stone which is lying near the fireplace, in order to make an attack on a wolf."

Source: Sir Lucas King., Sherani Folktales

Picture Credits: Wolf Attack; Emilia Yuskiw