Week 1 Storytelling: The Little Lab

(Wolf in Sheep Clothing

 

The Little Lamb
  
    There once was a wolf who did not have enough to eat. One day he wandering around a pasture when he fell upon a sheep skin that probably had been shaved off and forgotten by a shepherd. As the wolf was staring at the sheep skin, an idea struck him – he should dress himself in the sheep skin so that when he is preying on sheep they will not run away from him because they will think he is a sheep as well.
    The next the wolf tested out his idea. Dressed in the sheep skin, the wolf approached a herd of sheep. It was not until a little lamb started following him. The wolf was able to lure the little lamb from the rest of the herd. When they were finally alone, the little lamb notice some odd characteristics of the wolf. (The sheep clothing did not exactly cover the wolf completely; it was a little too small on him.)

    He asked the wolf “What big ears you have!” The wolf responded with “The better to hear you with!” The little lamb couldn’t also help but notice what big teeth this so called sheep had and so remarked “What big teeth you have!” The wolf replied with “The better to eat you with!” At this instance the Wolf pounced out of his disguise, revealing that he was indeed a wolf to the little lamb. The little lamb frightened by this discovery ran away and called out for help.
    Fortunately, the shepherd was nearby and heard the little lamb’s screams. The shepherd ran towards the screaming and found a wolf chasing the little lamb. With his staff, the shepherd struck the wolf and scared him away.
    The shepherd then gathered the little lamb in his arms and scolded him for being so naïve and for leaving the herd but also told the little lamb how happy he was that he is safe.







Author's Note:

My story was based on the story of The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing from The Aesop For children. After reading the story, I couldn't help but intertwine the story with the story of the "Little Red Riding Hood." It reminded me of it. I have always enjoyed the story “the Little Riding Hood” and so had to incorporate into my story somehow. In place of the Little Red Riding Hood was the Little Lamb. Like the story of the "Little Red Riding Hood" there is a wolf in disguise but in this case the wolf is in disguise as a sheep rather than a grandma. He uses the disguise to prey on sheep but his disguise proves to not be very effective. And instead of a lumbar Jackman there is a shepherd. I ended the story similarly to the the original “Little Red Riding.” The lamb does not fall for the wolf’s trickery and is saved.

I found this picture of a wolf “wearing” a sheep and thought it was perfect for my story. It really depicts the menacing attitude of the wolf. I especially like how it is in black and white. It really characterizes the wolf as menacing and evil.

"The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" from The Aesop for Children (2006). Web Source: Gutenberg