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Sheep and Deer: A Fable
“Quit pawing the ground like that. It makes you look vulnerable.” Sheep made it his business to coach Deer on how to be less prey-like.
“Looks don’t matter. Pawing prepares me to run,” Deer replied.
“Running means something is chasing you,” Sheep replied, swaying his big head from side to side.
Moral: Beware a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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“Sheep made it his business to coach Deer” – already had me on edge!
Team deer here! Always be ready.
Love that you used the moral to bring the story full circle instead of tell us the lesson in plain language. Nice take!
Nice twist! I like how the moral actually completes the story.
Ah! the twist at the end. I hope the deer was sensible.
This is sooo great! It feels like it could be in a book of Aosep! Terrific fable.
Oh, nice little twist there! I hope Deer doesn’t take the advice.
I like this. A lot.
Aw darn! I thought Sheep was really trying to be helpful. 🙂
Nope
Sheep give terrible advice! Clever deer for not taking it.
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