SEC-S30W4: Building a Fable | The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

It's funny to know that this story is what people used as a metaphor to describe people who aren't who they portray to be. They look very innocent, but inside, they are wolves in sheep clothing. How did this term come about? It happened thousands of years back when man lived as hunters in the forest while animals were the most dominant, even owning distinct territories.

In the heart of Madagascar, a pack of wolves hovered around a cliff observing two shepherds and their sheep. The shepherds do take their sheep farther in search of food, and they are always armed in case of predators. The wolves envied these sheep and craved their bodies every night, but how would they have the best of lunch and dinner without being harmed?

They had considered it a mission impossible until one of them told the pack that he had a plan and that he would trick the sheep because they are always sheepish. The next day, the wolf set a trap for one of the sheep because he knew it was the only one that would fall for its trap and not all. He used one as an example to enter the flock.

No matter how sheepish a flock may be, they can't be fooled all at once. Luckily for the wolf, he made a sheep stray from the flock without being noticed. He grabbed the sheep by its neck and killed it. He then took the body to the pack and celebrated his success and still told them not to consume the meat because he had other plans for it.

The wolf then entered into the body of the sheepskin, removing every organ and just leaving it with its skin. The wolf then used a long, slim rope to join the body for the wolf to make his move. He successfully went back to the flock, and the shepherd thought he had found his lost sheep, boy knowing it was a wolf.

The wolf lived inside the sheep's clothing and was unnoticed by the flock. He adapted to their lifestyle and waited for the day the shepherd would leave the flock without close watch to attack. This opportunity never came, but he still has endured and was even eating the sheep's food. The wolf became the healthiest of the sheep in the flock and even pretended to flow well with other sheep. The shepherd was happy that at last, one of the sheep had grown.

The opportunity came in the night when the shepherds were asleep. The wolf took one of the sheep to the forest as if it were searching for food. He told the sheep that he found a clover that can make him as fat as he is. The sheep followed, and that was the end. He did that for three consecutive nights, and three sheep were missing. The shepherds became worried because if predators came, the flock would have made sounds.

The shepherds then decided to inject all sheep for them to be free from worms. When it came to the wolf's turn, he was silent and thought it wouldn't harm him. A day after the injection, the wolf slumped and died, and the sheep's clothing began to fade. It was then that the shepherd discovered that there was a wolf in their midst, in sheep's clothing. That was when the sheep came to a realization that they should always trust their instincts instead of overlooking certain things. The wolf was burned, and that ended the story of the wolf who hid in sheep's clothing to gain advantage of them.

• To all the single people out there, before marrying, you need to be very discerning because a man can be very attractive and loving during your date with him, but when you get married to him, he shows his true colors. This also applies to women as well.

• The story teaches that appearances can be deceiving and that we should look beyond that.

• Don't trust someone completely because he's doing something most people aren't doing. Find out why he's doing so to avoid being trapped later.

• Don't be deceitful and try to trick someone with the intention of exploiting. There's no peace for the wicked, and they'll always be exposed someday.

• Masks don't last forever. They fade eventually. If you're hiding the real you, just know that it would manifest someday.

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