The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing – Aesop’s Fables

Aesop’s Fables has a large number of stories and some of them such as the Red riding hood, the honest woodcutter and many more are well known across the world. The story of the “The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing” is the story of a very cunning wolf who wore the wool of a sheep over himself to blend into the flock and catch one.

Story:

Mr. Wolf was very hungry and was searching for food. He saw a shepherd herding a large number of sheep.

He thought, “Oh, lucky me. I shall have one of those sheep for lunch”.

When he was near the sheep, they started to cry out loudly.

“BAAAAAAAH!! BAAAAAAAAAAH!!”

The farmer came with a huge stick and his dogs and chased the wolf away. The wolf wanted to eat the sheep but the dogs and the farmer were very vigilant and he did not get any chance. He then was thinking of a plan to catch the sheep when he saw some sheepskin next to the trees.

“I have a cunning plan”, the wolf said to himself.

The wolf wore the sheepskin all around himself and he looked exactly like a sheep. He went in and all the sheep thought that the wolf was just another sheep. He quickly led one sheep away into the forest and killed it for lunch.

The next day, he came to the same flock dressed like a sheep. The shepherd was walking around petting the sheep. Every time he pet a sheep, the sheep would say “BAAAAAAAAAH”

He soon came and pet the wolf, who tried to shout “BAAAAAAAAAH”. But can a wolf say “BAAAAAAAAAH”? No.

The wolf said, “GROOOOOWL” and the shepherd as well as his dogs was immediately alerted.

The wolf was caught and beaten by the shepherd. He did not come near the sheep ever again.

What is the moral of the story?

The moral of the story “The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing” is “The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.” The moral of the story is also well known as “Beware of the Wolf in Sheep’s clothing”

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Questions on “The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing“

1. Who are the main characters of the story?
2. What happened when the wolf tried to catch the sheep?
3. Why did the wolf wear the skin of a sheep?
4. Was the wolves’ plan successful?
5. How did the wolf in the sheepskin get caught?
6. Explain is the moral of the story?
7. What is the meaning of a wolf among sheep?

Answers:

1. The main character of the story is a Wolf who wore Sheep’s skin like a dress.
2. When the wolf was near the sheep, they started to cry out loudly. The farmer came with a huge stick and his dogs and chased the wolf away. The wolf wanted to eat the sheep but the dogs and the farmer were very vigilant and he did not get any chance.
3. The wolf wore the skin of a sheep since he wanted to blend in with the sheep and gain their trust so that they would not be alarmed. When the dogs and the master was asleep, he would run away!
4. The wolf’s plan was successful the first day. The wolf wore the sheepskin all around himself and he looked exactly like a sheep. He went in and all the sheep thought that the wolf was just another sheep. He quickly led one sheep away into the forest and killed it for lunch.
5. The shepherd was walking around petting the sheep. Every time he pet a sheep, the sheep would bleat. When he pet the wolf in the sheepskin, he barked and got caught.
6. The moral of the story “The Wolf in Sheep’s clothing” is “The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit.” The moral of the story is also well known as “Beware of the Wolf in Sheep’s clothing”
7. The meaning of a wolf among sheep is “someone who appears harmless or ordinary, but is actually dangerous”.

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