The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

A wolf once found a sheepskin. "What a perfect disguise!" he said to himself. He put on the sheepskin and mingled with the other sheep in the flock. He this way he stole a sheep every day which he would take into the woods and eat.

Over time, the shepherd realized what was happening. He seized the wolf and hanged him from a tree.

The wolf was still wearing the sheepskin, so a passerby asked the shepherd, "Why have you hanged that sheep?"

"He might look like a sheep," replied the shepherd, "but his deeds are those of a wolf."

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Inspired by: Mille Fabulae et Una, a collection of Latin fables that I've edited, free to read online. I am not translating the Latin here; instead, I am just telling a 100-word version of the fable.
Notes: This is fable 86. Lupus Ovis Pelle Indutus in the book, which is Perry 451.

illustration by Barlow