Abraham and the Sheep

For the #RamadanReadathon at Twitter, I want to highlight some story collections that people might enjoy reading, featuring free full-text books online; here are all the books I've featured so far, including a 100-word story for each one too.

So, today's book is Tales Told in Palestine by J. E. Hanauer. See details below, and here is a story from that collection:

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Abraham and the Sheep

Abraham was on the run from Nimrod. He asked a flock of goats to hide him, but they refused. Then Abraham saw a flock of sheep.
"Will you hide me?" he shouted.
"Yes!" said the sheep.
Abraham lay down on the ground and the sheep crowded all around. When Nimrod's soldiers arrived, they did not see him and so they continued on.
"Blessings upon you, sheep!" said Abraham, and Allah blessed the sheep with fat tails that hide their privates. Meanwhile, Allah cursed the goats so that they have short tails that stand up all the time exposing their shame.

(fat-tailed sheep)

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You can find a longer version of that story, and many other stories besides, in the online book, which is available at the Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.