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The Little Boy’s Treasure

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 14, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 51.

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The Little Boy’s Treasure

By Jewels

THE other day I read a beautiful little story about a shepherd boy. He was keeping the sheep in a flowery meadow, and, because his heart was happy, he sang so loudly that the surrounding hills echoed his song. One morning the king, who was on a hunting trip, spoke to him and said, “Why are you so happy, my boy?”
“Why should I not be happy?” answered the boy. “Our king is not richer than I.”
“Indeed,” said the king, “pray tell me of your great possessions.”
The shepherd boy answered: “The sun in the bright blue sky shines as brightly upon me as upon the king. The flowers upon the mountain and the grass in the valley grow and bloom to gladden my sight as well as his. I would not take a hundred thousand pounds for my hands; my eyes are of more value than all the precious stones in the world. I have food and clothing, too. Am I not, therefore, as rich as a king?”
“You are right,” said the king, with a smile, “but your greatest treasure is your contented heart.”— Jewels.