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French · Beginner

Le Loup déguisé en brebis

Name: Le Loup déguisé en brebis
Author: Aesop

Adapted from The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

By Aesop

A wolf disguises himself as a sheep to enter a flock unnoticed.

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Le loup se mêle aux moutons

The wolf joins the sheep

Un loup cherche à approcher des moutons, mais le berger et ses chiens les surveillent bien. Un jour, il trouve une peau de mouton qui a été jetée. Il la met sur son propre pelage. Ainsi déguisé, il peut entrer tranquillement parmi les moutons.

A wolf tries to get close to some sheep, but the shepherd and his dogs keep a close watch over them. One day, he finds a sheep’s skin that has been thrown away. He puts it over his own fur. Disguised this way, he can calmly enter the flock.

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SpanishBeginner · El lobo con piel de oveja GermanBeginner · Der Wolf im Schafspelz ItalianBeginner · Il lupo travestito da pecora PortugueseBeginner · O lobo em pele de cordeiro PolishBeginner · Wilk w owczej skórze RomanianBeginner · Lupul în piele de oaie HungarianBeginner · A báránybőrbe bújt farkas DutchBeginner · De wolf in schaapskleren SwedishBeginner · Vargen i fårakläder NorwegianBeginner · Ulven i fåreklær DanishBeginner · Ulven i fåreklæder EnglishBeginner · The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

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