Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Fables 5

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside, so it put it on over its own pelt and strolled down among the sheep. The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing; so, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.

Moral/Maxim: When thinking like the enemy (or victim), you can overcome them.
The fox wasn't able to kill and eat the sheep when they recognized him. Therefore, disguising himself as one of them, he was able to infiltrate into their flock and deceive them. When this was done, hunting was significantly more easier.

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