
Once there was a woman who lived in an ancient village. Every day she went about her daily tasks, fetching water from the well and helping to tend the sheep. One day, as she was singing a song as she worked, she heard a voice from the far hills. It said, "Behave yourself!"
The woman stopped in her tracks, her heart pounding. Who could be out this far - and what did they mean by "behave"? She left her work, the bundle of cloth she was carrying thumped against the ground, and started walking towards the hills.
As she walked, she felt a chill run through her. She thought she knew where the voice was coming from - an old abandoned shrine in the nearby woods. She knew the stories of the shrine; tales of a powerful spirit living in the ancient stones.
When she arrived, she could hear the voice again, louder this time. "Behave!" it repeated, louder and firmer. The woman hesitated, then she knew what she had to do. She bowed her head, and said, "Yes, I will behave."
The voice was silenced and the woman gave a weary sigh. She had done the right thing and knew that, from now on, she would always behave.
