DAVID, THE YOUNGEST BOY
Eight brothers standing in a row! The youngest boy at the end of the row is David. David and his brothers lived on a farm near a small town. David was a shepherd boy. He took care of his father’s sheep.
To David’s town came Samuel the prophet. The prophet invited all the people to a special feast. David’s brothers were going to the feast. David’s father was going to the feast. But the brothers said to David, “You are too young to go. You stay home with the sheep.”
David took his harp under his arm. He trucked his sling in his belt. He opened the gate to the sheep pen. “Come, sheep! Come, lambs!” he called. The sheep followed David down the path. Black lamb and Curly Lamb walked one on each side of David.
David led the sheep to a green grassy place. While the older sheep nibbled grass Black Lamb and Curly Lamb played jumping games and bunting games with the other lambs. David played tunes on his harp and kept close watch of the sheep.
Black Lamb began to wander away up over the hill. David put down his harp and ran after him. He brought Black Lamb back to the flock. Then David saw a weed that would make the sheep sick if they ate it. He pulled up the weed and threw it away. A jackal sneaked around a rock toward the sheep. David stamped his foot, and the jackal ran.
David took his sling from his belt. It was a long, long sling that his father had made for him from strong brown leather. He put a smooth stone in the sling. Now what should he hit? That red rock? He would try. Around and round and round he swung his sling. Zing-g-g-g went the stone! Ping! It hit the red rock.
David put another stone in his sling. He would aim for that round black hole in the tree. Around and around and around he swung the sling. Zing-g-g-g went the stone straight into the round black hole in the tree.
A bear! A fierce brown bear! And he was sneaking closer, closer, and closer, to where the lambs were playing. The bear to snatch Curly Lamb as she ran by.
Quickly David put stone in his sling. He ran straight toward 0the bear. Around and around and around he swung the sling. Zing-g-g-g went the stone! It hit the fierce brown bear. The bear fell dead.
David picked up frightened little Curly Lamb and carried her in his arms. Black Lamb kept close by his side . “Come sheep! Come lambs!” called David, and he led them to a place where they would be safe. While the older sheep nibbled the new green grass, Black Lamb and Curly Lamb again played jumping games with the other lambs, and David played tunes on his harp.
Now while David was watching the sheep, Samuel the prophet made ready the feast. David’s father was at the feast. David’s brothers were at the feast. Before they sat down to eat, the prophet said to David’s father, “Have your boys walk before me, one by one. Today God will choose one of them for something very special.”
David’s oldest brother walked before the prophet. “No, it is not this boy,” said the prophet. He next oldest brother walked before the prophet. “No, it is not this boy,” said the prophet. The prophet shook his head.
One by one----- David’s brothers walked before the prophet, but each time the prophet said, “Have you no other boys?” “Only the youngest boy. He is herding the sheep.” “Send and get him,” said the prophet.
David came running, his harp under his arm, his sling in his belt. His cheeks blew his hair.
“Walk before the prophet, David,” said his father. David walked before the prophet. “This is the one,” said the prophet. “This is the boy God chooses.” The prophet poured sweet-smelling oil on David’s head to show that he was the chosen one.
“Now we shall sit down to the feast” said the prophet. A place was made for David, and he sat with his father and brothers. Why had David been chosen? What would he do? No one knew. It was a secret. David’s father didn’t know. David didn’t know. Only the prophet and God knew that someday-----
David would be KING. And David would be as good a king as a shepherd boy.
SI DAVID, ANG BUNSONG BATANG LALAKI
Walong kapatid na lalaki nakatayo isang hanay! Ang bunsong lalaki ay nasa dulo na si David. Si David at ang kanyang mga kapatid ay nakatira sa nayon na malapit sa maliit na bayan. Si David ay isang pastol at inaalagaan niya mga tupa ng kaniyang ama.
Isang araw,dumating si Samuel na propeta sa kanilang bayan. Ang propeta ay nagimbita sa lahat na spesiyal na pagtitipon.Ang kaniyang ama at mga kapatid ay dadalo sa pagtitipon. Pero ang wika ng mga kapatid ni David ay siya ay bata pa para dumalo sa pagtitpon,ikaw ay taong bahay at bantayan mo na lamang ang atig mga tupa.
Dala ni David ang kaniyang panugtog at ang kaniyang terador. Kaniyang nilagay ang kanyang lampitaw sa kanyang baywang.Binuksan niya ang kulungan, at tinawag niya ang mga tupa at ang mag ito ay sumunod sa kanya.Ang alaga niyang sina Itim at kulot ay kasabay niya sa paglalakad a tabi niya.
Dinala niya sa mabeberdeng damuhan habang sa ibang bahagi.Sina Itim at kulot ay palukso- luksong nag lalaro at si David ay tumutogtog na malapit s mga tupa.
Si itim ay simulang naligaw na umakyat sa burol. Kanyang hinanap at ibinalik sa grupo. At may nakita siyang damong na nakakalason kanyang binunot at itinapon ito. At may lobo na ali-aligid sa mga tupa kanyang kinuha ang kanyang lampitaw at kanyang tinamaan ito.
At nakita niya ang malaking uso! Na palapit na palapit sa dalawang tupa na ngalalaro.Dali- dali niyang kinuha ang kanyang lampitaw at tinamaan niya ang uso at ito ay namatay. At khinawakan niya si kulot n takot na takot. Nag patuloy siya sa pagtutugtog.
