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A herdsman tending a herd of bulls lost a calf. After searching everywhere without finding it, he prayed to Zeus, promising to sacrifice a kid to him if he found the thief. But when he came to a thicket and saw a lion devouring the calf, he was terrified. Raising his hands to heaven, he said, “Lord Zeus, before I promised to sacrifice a kid to you if I found the thief; now I will sacrifice a bull if I escape the thief’s clutches.” This fable applies to people in distress who, not knowing what to do, pray to find something, only to seek escape from it once they have found it.