Night after night a wolf prowled around a flock of sheep looking for one of them to eat, but the shepherd and his dogs always chased him away.
But one day the wolf found the skin of a sheep that had been thrown aside. He pulled the skin carefully over him so that none of his fur showed under the white fleece. Then he strolled among the flock in this disguise. The shepherd, thinking that the wolf was one of his sheep, allowed the wolf to graze on the lush grass in the pasture, and even let him sleep in the warm barn with the sheep.
For many days and nights the wolf ate and slept better than he ever had. But one day the shepherd decided to sell one of his flock at the market. He chose the biggest, fattest sheep he could find and brought him into town. Can you guess who it was? It was the wolf!
Morals: Things are not always as they seem; and, if you pretend to be what you are not, you might end up losing in the end.
Activities:
1. Does the wolf’s plan work? Why or why not? Discuss with your partners in plain English.
2., Suppose the wolf weighed 56 lbs before he dressed like a sheep and stayed with the sheep. He weighed 56 kg when the shepherd sold him. How much weight did the wolf gain?
3. What would have happened if the wolf had not been sold?
What would have happened if you had been the shepherd? Write and illustrate a
new ending for this fable. Watch how the following video ends this fable. Then compare the
three endings.
