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
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ANOTEONTRANSLATIONS
TheLittleBlackSheep hasbeentranslatedintoGerman,Swedish, Danish,Spanish,Portuguese,Latvian, TurkishandJapanese. InJapanitwasamajorbestseller.
CanYOUspotthepanda hiddeninthestory?
Oncetherewasashepherd wholivedfaraway inthemountains. HehadasheepdogcalledPolo, whohelpedhim tolookafterthesheep.
Whentheshepherdnoticedthat asheepwasstraying toofarfromtheflock, hetookoutawoodenwhistle andblewashortblastonit. ThiswasasignalforPolo torunafterthesheepand chaseitbacktotheothers. Polofeltthen.
veryimportant
Atsunsettheshepherdblew alongblastonhiswhistle andthismeantthatPolo shouldroundupthesheep andchasethemintothefold.
Astheyjumpedoverthestile, theshepherdcountedthem tomakesurethatallwerethere.
Allthesheepwerewhite exceptone,thelittleblacksheep. WhenPolobarked‘ ’or‘’ or‘’theyalldid whattheyweretold. All,thatis,exceptthelittle blackonewhooftenturned totheleftwhenheshouldturn totherightbecausehewas thinkingofsomethingelse. ThisannoyedPolo.