18. A Dog, a Ewe and a Wolf

A ewe who was living with a dog asked the dog to take her out to graze on the pasture. While grazing, the dog briefly left the ewe to get some food for himself. As soon as he left, a wolf appeared, accusing the ewe of trespassing on his land. The ewe said that he needed a witness to prove that the land was indeed his, and the wolf left to bring a fox to testify for him. In the meantime, the dog returned and swore to protect the ewe from the wolf. A fox came with the wolf and was about to swear falsely that the pasture belonged to the wolf. At that moment, however, the dog appeared and killed both the wolf and the lying fox. The dog and the ewe lived in peace.