In the south-west of England there are many long, low, grassy hills. Farmers still keep their sheep on them. The night of March 28th 1825, was one of the coldest and wettest that winter. Shepherd with his wife were living in a cottage and having the party with their family and their friends. There was a new baby in the family.
Suddenly came in a strange man. He took the seat in the chimney corner. The shepherd Fennel was talking with him. During their conversation came a second stranger. He looked rich, so the shepherd asked him, what his job is. He said nothing and started to sing. Everybody found out that he was singing about his job. He was a hangman. He has to hang the thief, who has stolen a sheep. Then arrived a third stranger, when he has heard the song about the hangman he ran away.
Everybody in the cottage thought that the man is the thief. But when the police have caught him, they discovered that he is innocent. The thief was the first strange man, but when the police with the people from the party were searching the thief he has escaped and anybody has never seen him.
Suddenly came in a strange man. He took the seat in the chimney corner. The shepherd Fennel was talking with him. During their conversation came a second stranger. He looked rich, so the shepherd asked him, what his job is. He said nothing and started to sing. Everybody found out that he was singing about his job. He was a hangman. He has to hang the thief, who has stolen a sheep. Then arrived a third stranger, when he has heard the song about the hangman he ran away.
Everybody in the cottage thought that the man is the thief. But when the police have caught him, they discovered that he is innocent. The thief was the first strange man, but when the police with the people from the party were searching the thief he has escaped and anybody has never seen him.
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