The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. 49 by TownsendONCE UPON A TIME a Wolf resolved to disguise his
appearance in order to secure food more easily. 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. But the
shepherd, returning 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. Nikephoros Basilakis = Pe451, Type123B THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. by Ernest Griset.A WOLF, wrapping himself in the skin of a Sheep, by that means got admission into a sheepfold, where he devoured several of the young Lambs. The Shepherd, however, soon found him out and hung him up to a tree, still in his assumed disguise. Some other Shepherds passing that way, thought it was a Sheep hanging, and cried to their friend, "What, brother! is that the way you serve Sheep in this part of the country?" "No, friends," cried he, giving at the same time the carcase a swing round, so that they might see what it was; "but it is the way to serve Wolves, even though they be dressed in Sheep's clothing." Francis Barlow 11, Type123B The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. 39. by JacobsA 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 it put it on over its own pelt and
strolled down among the sheep. The Lamb that belonged to
the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to
follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing; so, leading the
Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for
some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and
enjoying hearty meals. Odo of Cheriton 51, TMI K828.1, Type123B |