THE WOLF AND THE LAMB MORAL STORY

There was a flock of sheep raised by a villager. He used to take them into the nearby forest to graze. The villager tied a bell around the necks of the young lambs so that it would be easier to find them if they get lost in the forest. The villager also raised a shepherd dog to watch over the flock in his absence.

Once, a very young lamb happened to trail behind the flock and got lost. He was very afraid of his loneliness. He had heard of the wild animals in the forest and that they would mercilessly kill such young lambs.

True to his fear, he heard a wolf howling. The wolf saw the lonely lamb and started to pound upon the lamb. The lamb was wise enough to distract the wolf by pleading, "hey wolf, I have just eaten a lot of grass. If you eat me now I would smell of grass. If you can wait for some time, the grass would be digested and my flesh would get tastier." The wolf thought that he would have a tasty meal and accepted to wait.

After some time the wolf asked, "Has the grass been digested?" The lamb replied, "Almost. If you can permit me to dance, the remaining grass would also be digested quicker." The wolf readily gave permission.

The lamb started to dance. As the lamb danced, the bell tied around his neck started jingling. The wolf was engrossed in the dance of the lamb. He was only thinking of the tasty flesh of the lamb.

The lamb began to increase the vigour of his dance. As the vigour increased the jingling sound also increased. The sound of the ringing bell was heard by the shepherd dog, who was with the flock. The dog recognised the sound and came running. He saw the lamb dancing in front of the wolf. He understood the situation. With a loud bark, the dog pounced on the wolf and chased him away.

"You are a very wise lamb," appreciated the dog and led the lamb to the flock. The lamb was happy to reunite with his flock.

Moral: WIT SAVES!!!

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