# The Shepherd — Aesop's Fables character guide

> The Shepherd in Aesop's Fables by Aesop.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Shepherd, A Shepherd

**First appearance:** 0047-the-shepherd-s-boy-and-the-wolf

## Who they are

A caretaker of sheep who cries wolf as a joke.

## Relationships

### [The Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_wolf)

_rivalry_

The Shepherd protects his flock from the Wolf, leading to a constant state of conflict and vigilance.

### [The Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_wolf)

_rivalry_

The Shepherd protects his flock from the Wolf, leading to a constant state of conflict and vigilance.

### [The Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/characters/the_wolf)

_rivalry_

The Shepherd protects his flock from the Wolf, leading to a constant state of conflict and vigilance.

## In the story

### [The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-wolf-in-sheep-s-clothing)

Unwittingly pens the disguised wolf and later kills him, mistaking him for a sheep.

### [The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-shepherd-s-boy-and-the-wolf)

The boy who tends the flock and repeatedly hoaxes the villagers.

### [The Two Soldiers and the Robber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-two-soldiers-and-the-robber)

One soldier stands his ground and fights the robber; the other runs away and later returns boasting.

### [The Wolf and the Shepherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-wolf-and-the-shepherd)

The shepherd naively trusts the wolf, leaving his flock in the wolf's care, and suffers the consequences.

### [The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the Shepherd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-eagle-the-jackdaw-and-the-shepherd)

Captures the entangled Jackdaw, clips its wings, and brings it home to his children, explaining the bird's folly.

### [The Sheep and the Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-sheep-and-the-dog)

The master who feeds the Dog titbits and is the object of the Sheep's complaint.

### [The Shepherd and the Wolf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-shepherd-and-the-wolf)

Raises a Wolf cub with his dogs, but eventually catches the Wolf stealing sheep and hangs him.

### [The Pig and the Sheep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-pig-and-the-sheep)

Catches the Pig and carries him off to the butcher; his actions prompt the central conflict.

### [The Fox Who Served a Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/fables_se/chapters/the-fox-who-served-a-lion)

Sees the Fox attempting to steal a lamb and sets his dogs on him.

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