The Dog and the Sheep

1.04. de cane et ove
Caxton: Of the dogge and of the sheep
Of the men chalengynge whiche euer be sekynge occasion to doo some harme and dommage to the good / saith Esope suche a fable / Somtyme was a dogge / whiche demaunded of a sheep a loof of brede that she had borowed of hym / And the sheep ansuerd that neuer she had none of hym / The dogge made her to come before the Iuge / And by cause the sheep denyed the dette / the dogge prouysed and broughte with hym fals wytnes / that is to wete the wulf / the mylan & the sparhawk / And whanne these wytnes shold be examyned and herd / the wulf sayd to the Iuge / I am certayne & me remembreth wel / that the dogge lend to her a loof of brede And the Myllan went and sayd / she receyued hit presente my persone / And the sperowhawk sayd to the sheep / Come hyder why denyest thow that whiche thow hast take and receyued / And thus was the poure sheep vanquysshed / And thenne the Iuge commaunded to her that she shold paye the dogge / wherfore she sold awey before the wynter her flees and wulle for to paye that / that she neuer had / And thus was the poure sheep despoylled / folk
In suche maner done the euylle hongry peple whiche by theyr grete vntrouthe and malyce robben and despoyllen the poure
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The Dog and the Sheep

043. THE DOG AND SHEEP. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll down to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Dog and the Sheep

THE DOG AND THE SHEEP. You will find the fable in English on this page; scroll to see if there are multiple English versions. [more info]

The Dog and the Sheep

130. THE DOG AND THE SHEEP. The dog sued the sheep for a debt, of which the kite and the wolf were to be judges. They, without debating long upon the matter, or making any scruple for want of evidence, gave sentence for the plaintiff; who, immediately tore the poor sheep in pieces, and divided the spoil with the unjust judges. [more info]

The Dog and the Sheep

043. THE DOG AND THE SHEEP. The dog sued the sheep for a debt, of which the kite and the wolf were to be judges. They, without debating long upon the matter, or making any scruple for want of evidence, gave sentence for the plaintiff; who, immediately tore the poor sheep in pieces, and divided the spoil with the unjust judges. [more info]

The Sheep, The Dog, and the Wolf

1.17. THE SHEEP, THE DOG, AND THE WOLF. Liars generally pay the penalty of their guilt.
A Dog, who was a false accuser, having demanded of a Sheep a loaf of bread, which he affirmed he had entrusted to her charge; a Wolf, summoned as a witness, affirmed that not only one was owing but ten. Condemned on false testimony, the Sheep had to pay what she did not owe. A few days after, the Sheep saw the Wolf lying in a pit. “This,” said she, “is the reward of villany, sent by the Gods.” [more info]

The Sheep, The Dog, and the Wolf

1.17. THE SHEEP, THE DOG, AND THE WOLF.
Liars are liable to rue
The mischief they’re so prone to do.
The Sheep a Dog unjustly dunn’d
One loaf directly to refund,
Which he the Dog to the said Sheep
Had given in confidence to keep.
The Wolf was summoned, and he swore
It was not one, but ten or more.
The Sheep was therefore cast at law
To pay for things she never saw.
But, lo! ere many days ensued,
Dead in a ditch the Wolf she view’d:
“This, this,” she cried, “is Heaven’s decree
Of justice on a wretch like thee.” [more info]

The Dog and the Sheep

2.61. THE DOG AND THE SHEEP. The Dog sued the Sheep for a debt, of which the Kite and the Wolf were to be judges. They, without debating long upon the matter, or making any scruple for want of evidence, gave sentence for the plaintiff; who immediately tore the poor Sheep in pieces, and divided the spoil with the unjust judges.
MORAL. We cannot reasonably hope for justice in a court, where the judges are interested in the decision. [more info]

The Dog and the Sheep

1.04. THE DOG AND THE SHEEP.  Once upon a time there was a Dog who demanded that a Sheep give back a loaf of bread that she had borrowed from him. And the Sheep answered that she had never borrowed anything from him. The Dog took the Sheep to court. And because the Sheep denied the debt, the Dog came up with false witnesses: the Wolf, the Kite, and the Hawk. And when these witnesses were examined and heard, the Wolf said to the judge, "I certainly remember well that the Dog loaned her a loaf of bread." And the Kite went and said, "I was there when she took it!" And the Hawk said to the Sheep, "Come on, why do you deny that you took it?" And so the poor Sheep was defeated, and the judge commanded that she pay the Dog, so before the winter she sold her fleece and wool to pay for something she never took. And thus was the poor Sheep plundered.
Caxton: Somtyme was a dogge / whiche demaunded of a sheep a loof of brede that she had borowed of hym / And the sheep ansuerd that neuer she had none of hym / The dogge made her to come before the Iuge / And by cause the sheep denyed the dette / the dogge prouysed and broughte with hym fals wytnes / that is to wete the wulf / the mylan & the sparhawk / And whanne these wytnes shold be examyned and herd / the wulf sayd to the Iuge / I am certayne & me remembreth wel / that the dogge lend to her a loof of brede And the Myllan went and sayd / she receyued hit presente my persone / And the sperowhawk sayd to the sheep / Come hyder why denyest thow that whiche thow hast take and receyued / And thus was the poure sheep vanquysshed / And thenne the Iuge commaunded to her that she shold paye the dogge / wherfore she sold awey before the wynter her flees and wulle for to paye that / that she neuer had / And thus was the poure sheep despoylled. [more info]