{"id":35395,"date":"2020-03-18T00:02:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T22:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=35395&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-03-18T19:56:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:56:26","slug":"the-young-thief-and-his-mother-2094","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/the-young-thief-and-his-mother-2094\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Young Thief and His Mother (AESOP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A young Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire to see his Mother, and to speak with her before he was led to execution, and of course this was granted. When his Mother came to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">him<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0he said: &#8220;I want to whisper to you,&#8221; and when she brought her ear near him, he nearly bit it off. All the bystanders were horrified, and asked him what he could mean by such brutal and inhuman conduct. &#8220;It is to punish her,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When I was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">young<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I began with stealing little things, and brought them home to Mother. Instead of rebuking and punishing me, she laughed and said: &#8220;It will not be noticed.&#8221; It is because of her that I am here to-day.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;He is right, woman,&#8221; said the Priest; &#8220;the Lord hath said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart therefrom.&#8221; \u202f \u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Aesop\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image A: https:\/\/gr.pinterest.com\/pin\/730005420834217709\/?nic_v1=1a%2B%2BU07w1BNo9Vpa3fVYmVUmIy%2BpkqGfssXnuFUus7fsbR5NpCUY%2FAOHWexcvzs3Rg<\/p>\n<p>Image B: https:\/\/gr.pinterest.com\/pin\/577234877215625342\/?nic_v1=1azOddtseUXgQW25zoUZCvihtDsjVKWxicERUnZrBfCi%2F3iU1qVs57gHw4lxLzHFpr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young Man had been caught in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. 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