Once upon a time, there was a shepherd who raised a flock of sheep. Every day, he would drive the sheep to the hillside to graze and then drive them back to the sheepfold at night. This shepherd was a bit careless. There was a hole in the sheepfold, but he had never bothered to repair it.
One night, a wolf discovered the broken hole in the sheepfold. The wolf was extremely happy and quietly slipped into the sheepfold through the broken hole. The sheep were so frightened that they bleated loudly, but it was already too late. The wolf pounced around and bit here and there in the sheepfold, killing several sheep. Then it dragged the dead sheep and escaped through the broken hole.
The next morning, the shepherd went to the sheepfold to drive the sheep as usual. When he saw the situation in the sheepfold, he was stunned. He found that several sheep were missing, and there were bloodstains and wolf's footprints on the ground. Only then did the shepherd realize that it was the wolf that had sneaked into the sheepfold through the broken hole and killed the sheep. He regretted very much, regretting that he hadn't repaired the broken hole in the sheepfold earlier.
The shepherd decided to repair the sheepfold immediately. He found some wooden boards and nails and began to repair the broken hole. While repairing, he secretly made up his mind that he must be more careful in the future and not be so sloppy any more. After some hard work, the broken hole in the sheepfold was finally repaired.
Since then, the shepherd has carefully checked the sheepfold every day. His sheep have never been carried away by wolves again, and the sheep are living happily in the safe sheepfold. This story tells us that it is not terrible to make mistakes. As long as we correct them in time, it is still not too late.
