ABSTRACT
There was once a farm steward who bought twelve sheep with hissavings. This steward had a son named Pietro. One day, the stewarddied, and he left the twelve sheep to his young son, whom he had recommended to his padrone, the owner of the farm. This man put Pietro to work in the stables. The padrone was always at the farm, and he didn’t have many amusements. His only vice was chess. One day he induced Pietro to play a game of chess with him, and the winner would get a sheep. But the young man said to him, “My sheep are yours, my lord!”
