The Wolf and the Lamb

In this Aesop’s fable, a Wolf minded to eat up a harmless Lamb feels the need to justify so barbarous a deed. He therefore concocts a series of imaginary grievances to ease his conscience, each of which the Lamb gently but firmly rebuts. At last, the Wolf simply eats him, as he had always intended to do.

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