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There was also a little sheep
who was very meek and quiet.
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The sheep did not boast or
brag because the sheep did

not consider himself to be
brave or strong or cunning.
Because the sheep was so
quiet, the lion often picked
on him and called him names.
‘You are a frightened little
animal,’ said the lion. ‘You are
too quiet and too timid. You
should be more like me.’

The gentle sheep never answered this name calling, he simply went about
his business in his usual manner. ‘I may be quiet,’ thought the sheep, ‘but

at least I have friends and do not spend my time boasting about myself or
judging others.’

One day, when the sheep was walking through the jungle, he heard the
lion screaming at the top of his voice. ‘Help me! Help me!’

The little sheep ran in the direction of the lion’s desperate cries for help,
until he found the mighty beast clinging to the lowest branch of a tree.

‘Help me, little sheep!’ pleaded the lion.

‘What is wrong?’ asked the sheep as he looked about on the ground to see
what had frightened the lion in such a way.

‘Rats!’ exclaimed the lion, and with his tail he pointed towards the ground
where there was a family of rats searching for food at the base of the tree.
The little sheep trotted up to the rats and gently pushed them away from
the base of the tree. ‘Run along now,’ said the sheep, you are scaring the
lion. And with that, the rats all scurried off into the jungle in search of
more food.

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