Wolf & Shepherd Boy

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This wolf of this shepherd boy said
“I will quiet him now till he’s dead”
But a high note occurred
And when it was heard
The wolf dropped the subject and fled.

Artist

Name:: Frost, Arthur Burdett
Dates:: 1851-1928
Country:: US

Illustration

Subjects:: Humor, Narratives
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: California Digital Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Stuff and nonsense
Author:: Frost, Arthur Burdett
Publisher:: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884
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Description:

A shepherd boy plays the flute leaning back against a large stone. He hasn't noticed the wolf sneaking up behind him, ready to pounce.

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