Orthodox Parables and Stories: The camel at the well

In the community of some elder in Thevaida there was a camel, which was raising the water with a spinner from the well. But the following miraculous thing happened: at the time of the sound of the semantron the camel was standing still.

When visitors were wondering about this. The fathers explained that their Abba had commanded that at the time of the sound of the semantron to stop spinning, until the dismissal of church. This is because at one time, when the semantron sounded, the father at the well did not hear it because of the spinner and he did not go to church. Abba then went to the well and asked:

"Why don't you come to church on time?"
"Forgive me, father, he said. The noise of the spinner wouldn't let me hear the semantron."

Then the Abba ordered the camel:

"God is blessed. From now on when it is time for church, you will not move until dismissal."

And the camel obeyed the command. But the miracle is that every camel that was put at the well, kept the same command.

Source: Zoophilia of the Saints, Zopphilia of the Animals