Aesop's Fables · Character
The Goatherd
A tender of goats whose trust in his flock is tested when a wolf slips in wearing borrowed wool.
supporting
Also known as The Goatherd, the Goatherd, A Goatherd
First appearance: The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
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In The Goatherd and the Goat: The goatherd loses his temper and injures the goat, then futilely tries to conceal his deed. Later, in The Goatherd and the Wild Goats: Tends his goats and tries to keep Wild Goats by…
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See The Goatherd in The Goatherd and the Wild Goats