A lamb was grazing with a flock of sheep one day. She
soon found some sweet grass at the edge of the field.
Farther and farther she went,away from the others.
She was enjoying herself so much that she did
not notice a wolf coming nearer to her.

However, when it pounced on her, she was quick to
start pleading, “Please, please don’t eat me yet.
My stomach is full of grass. If you wait a while,
I will taste much better.” The wolf thought that
was a good idea, so he sat down and waited.
After a while, the lamb said, “If you allow
me to dance, the grass in my stomach
will be digested faster.” Again the
wolf agreed. While the lamb was
dancing, she had a new idea. She said,
“Please take the bell from around my neck.
If you ring it as hard as you can, I will be
able to dance even faster.” The wolf
took the bell and rang it as hard
as he could.

The shepherd heard the bell ringing and
quickly sent his dogs to find the missing lamb.
The barking dogs frightened the wolf away and
saved the lamb’s life.