The Little Black Sheep

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The Little Black Sheep

Writtenandillustratedby ELIZABETHSHAW

Firstpublishedinhardback1985byTheO'BrienPressLtd, 12TerenureRoadEast,Rathgar,Dublin6,Ireland. Reprinted1989. Firstpublishedinpaperback1995. PublishedinthePandaseries1997. Reprinted1998,1999,2000,2003,2007,2012,2014.

Copyrightfortextandillustrations©ElizabethShawEstate ISBN:978-0-86278-463-8

Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybe reproducedorutilisedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic ormechanical,includingphotocopying,recordingorbyany informationstorageorretrievalsystemwithout permissioninwritingfromthepublisher. 111315161412 1416181715 Editing,typesetting,layoutanddesign:TheO’BrienPressLtd Coverillustration:redrawnandrecolouredbySusanCooper Illustrations:ElizabethShaw PrintedandboundbyClondalkinDigitalPrint Thepaperuseinthisbookisproducedusingpulp frommanagedforests TheO’BrienPressreceivesfinancialassistancefrom

ANOTEONTRANSLATIONS

TheLittleBlackSheep hasbeentranslatedintoGerman,Swedish, Danish,Spanish,Portuguese,Latvian, TurkishandJapanese. InJapanitwasamajorbestseller.

CanYOUspotthepanda hiddeninthestory?

Oncetherewasashepherd wholivedfaraway inthemountains. HehadasheepdogcalledPolo, whohelpedhim tolookafterthesheep.

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Polowatchedthesheep whiletheshepherdsat onamossyrockandknitted. Heknittedsocksandscarvesand pulloversandblanketsmadeof puresheep’swool,andsoldthem atthevillagemarket.
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Whentheshepherdnoticedthat asheepwasstraying toofarfromtheflock, hetookoutawoodenwhistle andblewashortblastonit. ThiswasasignalforPolo torunafterthesheepand chaseitbacktotheothers. Polofeltthen.

veryimportant

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Atsunsettheshepherdblew alongblastonhiswhistle andthismeantthatPolo shouldroundupthesheep andchasethemintothefold.

Astheyjumpedoverthestile, theshepherdcountedthem tomakesurethatallwerethere.

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Allthesheepwerewhite exceptone,thelittleblacksheep. WhenPolobarked‘ ’or‘’ or‘’theyalldid whattheyweretold. All,thatis,exceptthelittle blackonewhooftenturned totheleftwhenheshouldturn totherightbecausehewas thinkingofsomethingelse. ThisannoyedPolo.

Allto theleftRightturn! Halt

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‘Thatblacksheepdoesnotobey me!’Polocomplainedtothe shepherd.‘Andhethinkstoomuch! Sheepdon’tneedtothink. Ithinkforthem!’ 20
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