On the outskirts of a village there lived a shepherd. He had a big flock of sheep and goats. He tended to them and they in turn gave him enough means to earn his livelihood. The shepherd had two watchdogs that looked after the safety of the animals.
The dogs accompanied them when they went to graze during the day in the fields and looked after them when the shepherd locked them up in the fold during the night. The dogs would guard the fold for the night to ward off predators.
One night the shepherd was fast asleep, the sheep and the goats were locked up in the fold and the two dogs were on guard.
After midnight a wolf came to the fold. When he saw the plump sheep and goats inside, he was very much tempted to kill and eat a few of them but was afraid of the two dogs.
The two dogs seeing that everything was peaceful and quiet came out of the fold for a stroll.
The fox spotted the dogs and going up to them said, " Friends, I have come here because I have been worrying about you. You know that we belong to the same family. You serve the shepherd, in return for food, and have to keep awake all night to guard these animals. We however enjoy ourselves in the forest."
