The Wolf in the Sheep's clothing |
Morale of the Story: " Appearances are deceptive. " |
| A Wolf found great difficulty in
getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it
found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside, so he put it on over its
own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock deceiving the shepherd by his costume. In the evening he was shut up by the shepherd in the fold; the gate was closed, and the entrance made thoroughly secure.He soon found a healthy sheep and made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoyed hearty meals. But one day the shepherd, returned to the fold during the night to obtain meat for the next day, mistakenly caught up the Wolf instead of a sheep, and killed him instantly. |
The End |