` There ! that is the way to do it ! ' said he , ' I told you you knew nothing about it ! ' The men slunk away , much ashamed of themselves ; but the master came up to Mohammed . ` Get you gone ! ' he said , ` there is nothing more for you to do ! You have killed my mother , you have slain my children , you have stolen my sheep , you have drowned my cows ; I have now no work to give you . ' ` First give me the strip of your skin which belongs to me of right , as you have broken your contract ! ' ` That a judge shall decide , ' said the master ; ` we will go before him . ' ` Yes , we will , ' replied Mohammed . And they went before the judge . ` What is your case ? ' asked the judge of the master . ` My lord , ' said the man , bowing low , ` my shepherd here has robbed me of everything . He has killed my children and my old mother ; he has stolen my sheep , he has drowned my cows in the sea . ' The shepherd answered : ` He must pay me what he owes me , and then I will go . ' ` Yes , that is the law , ' said the judge . ` Very well , ' returned the master , ` let him reckon up how long he has been in my service . ' ` That wo n't do , ' replied Mohammed , ' I want my strip of skin , as we agreed in the contract . ' Seeing there was no help for it , the master cut a bit of skin , and gave it to Mohammed , who went off at once to his uncle .
` Now we are rich , dear uncle , ' cried he , ` we will sell our XXXXX and sheep and go to a new country .
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