The young girl woke up with a start.
The first thing she saw was the leafy branches of a tree above her. She sat upright and rubbed her eyes. What had happened? Had she fallen asleep?
She tried to remember, but she couldn't.
She got up and looked around. She was in a beautiful country setting. There were rolling hills in the distance and a sparkling stream nearby.
The long sloping hill that she was on overlooked a big green pasture. At the end of the pasture she saw a large farmhouse.
It didn't look familiar at all. In fact, nothing looked familiar. It was all strange to her.
Her?
Come to think of it, who was she?
A little shiver of fright ran through her as she realized that she didn't
know. She didn't know who she was!
She looked down at herself. She was dressed like a shepherd girl. Then all of a sudden it came to her. Yes, she was a shepherd girl!
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