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190 PART 3: THE PERSONAL SIDE OF LEADERSHIP
and then told her, “I cannot tell you what to do. You must weigh the alternatives and the
sacrifices that are involved and come to a decision within your own heart.”
And so the girl went back down to the dock and accepted the ferryboat captain’s offer.
The next day, when the girl arrived on the other island, the boy was waiting at the
dock to greet her. They embraced, and then the boy asked her how she got over to his
island, for he knew she did not have any money. The girl explained the ferryboat captain’s
offer and what she did. The boy pushed her away from him and said, “We’re through.
That’s the end. Go away from me. I never want to see you again,” and he left her.
The girl was desolate and confused. She went up into the hills of the boy’s island to a
hut where a second hermit lived. She told the whole story to the second hermit and asked him
what she should do. The hermit told her that there was nothing she could do, that she was
welcome to stay in his hut, to partake of his food, and to rest on his bed while he went down
into the town and begged for enough money to pay the girl’s fare back to her own island.
When the second hermit returned with the money for her, the girl asked him how
she could repay him. The hermit answered, “You owe me nothing. We owe this to each
other. I am only too happy to be of help.” And so the girl went back down to the dock
and returned to her own island.

QUESTIONS
1. List in order the characters in this story that you like, from most to least. What val-
ues governed your choices?
2. Rate the characters on their level of moral development. Explain.
3. Evaluate each character’s level of courage. Discuss.

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