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The Wolf and the Sheep
| Author | George Fyler Townsend | 
|---|---|
| Book Title | Aesop's Fables | 
| Publication Date | 1867 | 
| Language | English | 
| Origin | Greece | 
A WOLF, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair. Being in want of food, he called to a Sheep who was passing, and asked him to fetch some water from a stream flowing close beside him. "For," he said, "if you will bring me drink, I will find means to provide myself with meat." "Yes," said the Sheep, "if I should bring you the draught, you would doubtless make me provide the meat also." Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through.
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