The Ishtar Who Cried "Hack"!

There once was a Ishtar who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Hack! Hack! The Hack is chasing the sheep!"

The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the Hack away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no Hack. The Ishtar laughed at the sight of their angry faces.

"Don't cry 'Hack', Ishtar," said the villagers, "when there's no Hack!" They went grumbling back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "Hack! Hack! The Hack is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the hack away.

When the villagers saw no hack they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'hack' when there is NO hack!"

But the Ishtar just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a REAL Hack prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Hack! Hack!"

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

At sunset, everyone wondered why the Ishtar hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the Ishtar. They found him weeping.

"There really was a Hack here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Hack!" Why didn't you listen?"

An old man tried to comfort the Ishtar as they walked back to the village.

"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"

This Is Jokess! Its Not Insulting Or Anythinggg. JUST JOKES