The Wolf And The Shepherd

Summary

The story revolves around a Wolf who constantly circles a flock of Sheep, eliciting concern from the Shepherd, who is vigilant in protecting his Lambs. Over time, the Shepherd notices that the Wolf does not seem to harm the flock and even appears to assist in looking after them. This causes the Shepherd to become complacent, forgetting the Wolf's underlying nature. Eventually, the Shepherd makes the grave mistake of leaving the Sheep under the Wolf's watch while he attends to an errand. Upon returning, the Shepherd discovers that many Sheep have been killed or taken away, realizing that his decision to trust the Wolf was misguided. The story teaches a lesson about misplaced trust and the dangers of being deceived by appearances.

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A Wolf had been prowling around a flock of Sheep for a long time, and the Shepherd watched very anxiously to prevent him from carrying off a Lamb. But the Wolf did not try to do any harm. Instead he seemed to be helping the Shepherd take care of the Sheep. At last the Shepherd got so used to seeing the Wolf about that he forgot how wicked he could be.

One day he even went so far as to leave his flock in the Wolf’s care while he went on an errand. But when he came back and saw how many of the flock had been killed and carried off, he knew how foolish to trust a Wolf.

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