The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

fable shared with bible, attributed to Aesop
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Summary

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing authored Aesop[3].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing authored Laurentius Abstemius[4].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's genre is fable[6].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is part of Aesop's Fables[7].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's Commons category is recorded as The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing[8].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[9].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's catalog code is recorded as 376[10].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing[11].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing[12].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing[13].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's has edition or translation is recorded as A Wolfe in a Sheeps-skin[14].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing[15].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 123B[16].
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's narrative motif is recorded as fox in sheepskin gains admission to fold and kills sheep[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Aesop[3], a fabulist[18], -0620–-0564[19] and Laurentius Abstemius[4], a librarian[20], 1440–1508[21].

Publication

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[9]. Its genre is fable[6]. It is part of Aesop's Fables[7].

Why It Matters

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Babrius and Phaedrus. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Language of work or name Ancient Greek
    Author Aesop, Laurentius Abstemius
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