Long long ago, there was a man who was good at shooting arrows.
Long
long
ago
,
there
was
a
man
who
was
good
at
shooting
arrows
.
He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country.
He
asked
the
king
to
declare
him
as
the
greatest
archer
of
the
country
.
The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said, "Wait, sir.
The
king
was
about
to
do
so
when
an
old
servant
of
the
king
said
,
``
Wait
,
sir
.
I know an old man who lives in the forest.
I
know
an
old
man
who
lives
in
the
forest
.
He is a much greater archer.
He
is
a
much
greater
archer
.
Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years."
Let
this
young
man
go
to
him
and
learn
from
him
for
at
least
three
years
.
''
The man could not believe what the servant said, but he went and found the old man and he was!
The
man
could
not
believe
what
the
servant
said
,
but
he
went
and
found
the
old
man
and
he
was
!
For three years he learned from him.
For
three
years
he
learned
from
him
.
Then one day, when he thought he had learned everything, the thought arose in him: "If I kill this old man, then I will be the greatest archer."
Then
one
day
,
when
he
thought
he
had
learned
everything
,
the
thought
arose
in
him
:
``
If
I
kill
this
old
man
,
then
I
will
be
the
greatest
archer
.
''
The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder.
The
old
man
had
gone
to
cut
wood
and
he
was
coming
back
carrying
wood
on
his
shoulder
.
The young man hid behind a tree, waiting to kill him.
The
young
man
hid
behind
a
tree
,
waiting
to
kill
him
.
He shot an arrow.
He
shot
an
arrow
.
The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it.
The
old
man
took
a
small
piece
of
wood
and
threw
it
.
It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeply.
It
struck
the
arrow
and
the
arrow
turned
back
and
wounded
the
young
man
very
deeply
.
The old man came, took out the arrow and said.
The
old
man
came
,
took
out
the
arrow
and
said
.
"I knew that some day or other you were going to do this.
``
I
knew
that
some
day
or
other
you
were
going
to
do
this
.
That's why I have not taught you this secret.
That
's
why
I
have
not
taught
you
this
secret
.
There is no need to kill me.
There
is
no
need
to
kill
me
.
My Master is still alive, and I'm nothing before him.
My
Master
is
still
alive
,
and
I
'm
nothing
before
him
.
You must be with him for at least thirty years.
You
must
be
with
him
for
at
least
thirty
years
.
And he is very old, so go fast!
And
he
is
very
old
,
so
go
fast
!
Find the old man!"
Find
the
old
man
!
''
Long long ago, there was a man who was good at shooting arrows. He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country. The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said, "Wait, sir. I know an old man who lives in the forest. He is a much greater archer. Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years."  The man could not believe what the servant said, but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him. Then one day, when he thought he had learned everything, the thought arose in him: "If I kill this old man, then I will be the greatest archer."  The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder. The young man hid behind a tree, waiting to kill him. He shot an arrow. The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it. It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeply. The old man came, took out the arrow and said. "I knew that some day or other you were going to do this. That's why I have not taught you this secret. There is no need to kill me. My Master is still alive, and I'm nothing before him. You must be with him for at least thirty years. And he is very old, so go fast! Find the old man!"