Turkish Legend

Sheep Rocks

This is a legend from Turkey I read about today that tells about how some rocks around a fountain look like a shepherd with his sheep.

“One day in the desert There was a Shepherd. He had lots of sheep. But there was no water, not a single drop. So he called to the Gods and said please give me some water I will give you my fattest sheep. So the gods gave him a fountain full of water for him and his sheep and they drank and drank till they were full of water. The Shepherd thought he could give the gods the bugs inside the sheep instead of the sheep. He found five leeches and sacrificed them. He said here you go. But the sheep and the Shepherd turned to stone. They turned to stone because The Shepherd didn’t give the gods the fattest sheep like he promised.”      

Source: Story of the world volume 2 The Middle Ages