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THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.


Once upon a time, a wolf resolved to change his nature by his habit, so that he might get food without stint. Encased in the skin of a sheep, he pastured with the flock, beguiling the shepherd by his artifice. In the evening he was shut up by the shepherd in the fold, the gate was closed, and the entrance made secure. The shepherd came into the fold during the night to provide food for the morrow, and caught up the wolf instead of a sheep, and killed him with a knife in the fold.

Harm seek, harm find.