When they reached the shepherd the jackal pulled out his purse from under his foreleg , and made his bargain . ` Only wait till to-morrow , ' said the shepherd , ` and I will give you the biggest sheep you ever saw . But he always feeds at some distance from the rest of the flock , and it would take me a long time to catch him . ' ` Well , it is very tiresome , but I suppose I must wait , ' replied the jackal . And he and the hedgehog looked about for a nice dry cave in which to make themselves comfortable for the night . But , after they had gone , the shepherd killed one of his sheep , and stripped off his skin , which he sewed tightly round a greyhound he had with him , and put a cord round its neck . Then he lay down and went to sleep . Very , very early , before the sun was properly up , the jackal and the hedgehog were pulling at the shepherd 's cloak . ` Wake up , ' they said , ` and give us that sheep . We have had nothing to eat all night , and are very hungry . ' The shepherd yawned and rubbed his eyes . ` He is tied up to that tree ; go and take him . ' So they went to the tree and unfastened the cord , and turned to go back to the cave where they had slept , dragging the greyhound after them . When they reached the cave the jackal said to the hedgehog . ` Before I kill him let me see whether he is fat or thin . ' And he stood a little way back , so that he might the better examine the animal . After looking at him , with his head on one side , for a minute or two , he nodded gravely . ` He is quite fat enough ; he is a good sheep . ' But the hedgehog , who sometimes showed more cunning than anyone would have guessed , answered : ` My friend , you are talking nonsense . The wool is indeed a sheep 's wool , but the paws of my uncle the greyhound peep out from underneath . '
` He is a sheep , ' repeated the XXXXX , who did not like to think anyone cleverer than himself .
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