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The Shepherd and the Wolf

Public Domain Translation of Aesop's Fables Selections

From George Fyler Townsend

A Shepherd once found the whelp of a Wolf and brought it up, and after a while taught it to steal lambs from the neighboring flocks. The Wolf, having shown himself an apt pupil, said to the Shepherd, "Since you have taught me to steal, you must keep a sharp lookout, or you will lose some of your own flock."

Read the following selections from Aesop
There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.

P. 1 The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
P. 2 The Shepherd and the Wolf
P. 3 The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
P. 4 The Sick Kite
P. 5 The Sick Lion

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