The Great Shepherd raises tuition fees from seven score and ten shillings to fifteen hundred and a hundred shillings; a determined stance against the influx of newcomers settling in the sunburnt land's golden expanse, their homes compressing the country into a less hospitable, more crowded environment.

The Great Sheepherd of the Sunburnt Land raises the price for studying abroad from seven score and ten shillings (the King's gold, I mean US dollars) to fifteen score and a hundred shillings (a hefty ransom, indeed - also in US dollars). This bold move is taken so as to lessen the ever-rising hordes of newcomers who have made their homes under the wide, blue Australian sky. Their dwellings press heavy on the country's dwellings, making it all cramped up and not very nice anymore.

Published Mon Jul 01 2024

Once upon a time in the great kingdom, the Great Sheepherd of the Sunburnt Land ruled with an iron hoof. In this fair land, the price to study abroad was set at seven score and ten shillings - the King's gold, as we call it nowadays, or US dollars for those unawares of olde English.

But lo! The Great Sheepherd saw that many a young whippersnapper had taken up their studies, then decided they preferred staying in this vast continent. They were taking jobs and setting down roots, making dwellings far and wide under the wide, blue Australian sky. Their dwellings pressed heavy on the country's dwellings, all cramped up and not very nice anymore.

So, the Great Sheepherd of the Sunburnt Land decided to raise the price for studying abroad from seven score and ten shillings (the King's gold) to fifteen score and a hundred shillings. A hefty ransom indeed, in US dollars no less!

The young whippersnappers were taken aback by this bold move. Some said it was too high a toll to pay; others grumbled that the Great Sheepherd was just trying to thin out the ever-rising hordes of newcomers.

But all agreed that the price increase would make it more difficult for young folks to go abroad and study. They feared that fewer young ones would leave their homes in the Sunburnt Land, seeking knowledge beyond the horizon.

Yet, as the days went by, those who wished to study abroad realized they could still afford it - after all, the King's gold had become strong enough to weather even this hefty increase!

And so, the Great Sheepherd of the Sunburnt Land managed to keep their kingdom from becoming too cramped and crowded. The price increase did not fully stop newcomers, but it pruned the hordes somewhat, giving the land a little more room to breathe.

Thus ended our tale of the Great Sheepherd's bold move. Let it be a lesson to us all: sometimes, raising prices can indeed thin out the crowd, making room for others in this wide world.