The bugle that drove away tigers
By Paulo Coelho
A man arrived in a village carrying a mysterious bugle decorated with red and yellow rags, glass beads and animal bones.
‘This bugle can drive away tigers,’ said the man. ‘From this day forth, for a modest daily fee, I will play the bugle every morning and you will never be eaten by those terrible animals.’
Terrified by the threat of attack by a wild animal, the inhabitants of the village agreed to pay what the newcomer asked.
Many years passed, the owner of the bugle grew rich and built himself a magnificent castle. One morning, a boy who was passing through the village, asked who the owner of the castle was. When he heard the story, he decided to go and talk to the man.
‘I was told that you have a bugle that can drive away tigers,’ said the boy. ‘But there are no tigers in this country.’
The man immediately called together all the villagers and asked the boy to repeat what he had said.
‘Did you hear that?’ cried the man as soon as the boy had finished speaking. ‘There you have irrefutable proof of the power of my bugle!’
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