Who's the cleverest, sheep or lion?

Who's the cleverest, sheep or lion?

A somali story by means of sabrin hassan

A totally long term ago, there was a crafty lion and a smart sheep. One day, the clever sheep become eating a few grass in a clearing along with his pal while the cunning lion got here creeping throughout the fields closer to them. When the lion got here out of the tall grass the sheep organized to run due to the fact they have been frightened of his sharp claws and his huge enamel. ‘you do now not want to run away,’ said the lion in a friendly voice. ‘i'm without a doubt here to inform you approximately a cute fresh water lake just past those fields. Why don’t you come with me and feature a drink.’

The clever sheep knew better than to accept as true with the lion, but his pal was very thirsty and so agreed to go for a drink with the lion. The smart sheep warned his friend but the buddy did now not concentrate.

And so the lion lured the sheep into the tall grass with the promise of fresh water.

Later that day, while his pal did no longer go back to the herd, the clever sheep become sure that the crafty lion had eaten him. ‘that is ten sheep this month,’ he thought to himself. ‘i ought to do something to forestall the cunning lion earlier than i lose all of my friends!’

And so the clever sheep warned the relaxation of the herd approximately the crafty lion and his tricks. However the stupid sheep did no longer listen, and as the weeks and months handed, the cunning lion lured more and more sheep into the tall grass with the promise of fresh water. And it was there that they met their grizzly give up.

In the future, the smart sheep decided that it turned into right down to him to do something about the crafty lion and his depraved ways.

The clever sheep waited till dusk after which crept out into the clearing subsequent to the long grass. Whilst he changed into positive that he become alone, he commenced to dig a very deep hole in the ground. When this become achieved, he constructed a large fire at the lowest of the hollow then blanketed the hollow over with reeds and grass in order that the smoke might be hidden from view.

The smart sheep waited patiently until sunrise, and just as the sun turned into growing over the fields he heard a familiar voice coming from the tall grass.

‘why don’t you come back with me, little sheep. I recognize of a sparkling water lake simply beyond the fields wherein you may experience a groovy drink of water.’

The smart sheep did not move from his spot. As an alternative, the sheep said, ‘why don’t you come out of the tall grass and i can show you in which you can discover plenty of sheep to devour.’

The lion become indeed very cunning, but he changed into also very greedy and could not withstand the temptation of the sort of large dinner.

‘include me,’ said the sheep all over again, ‘and i can show you in which the herd lives.’

But as quickly as he stepped from the grass, he fell down into the deep hollow and burned in the roaring fireplace set by means of the smart sheep.

‘this is the give up of you and your depraved approaches,’ concept the clever sheep to himself. ‘now us sheep might be safe, for a while as a minimum.’

Whilst the smart sheep back home he instructed the rest of the herd approximately his victory over the lion. All of them cheered and congratulated their pal, and they all requested how he became able to kill the crafty lion while the beast become so huge and strong but he was so small and fragile.

‘it turned into simple,’ replied the clever sheep, ‘all i did became watch and research from the errors of others.’

The clever sheep then went directly to explain how he had watched the cunning lion entice his buddies into the fields, and he additionally defined that this changed into how he had discovered of the lion’s grasping nature.

The rest of the herd listened intently to the clever sheep and so that they too learned by no means to believe the lions again, and they also discovered how essential is was to pay attention to good advice given with the aid of a friend.