Three Sister Sheep

In the mountains lived three sheep sisters. Their names were Joleen, Julia, and Jenna. Joleen was the oldest, Julia was second, and Jenna was the youngest sister. Each morning they went across the bridge to eat the delicious green grass on the other side of the mountain.

A mean wolf named John was in charge of the bridge. Each day he charged the sisters 25 cents to cross the bridge.

John was getting very rich from collecting money from the three sheep sisters. But he was also a wolf, and wolves love to eat sheep. One day he decided he wanted to eat the sisters.

Joleen returned first, walking slowly and happily. John tried to catch her and take her home for dinner. But Joleen suggested he wait for Julia because Julia would have a much sweeter taste. John let her go.

When Julia came across the bridge, John stopped her and suggested she join him for dinner. She, too, escaped, calling back, “Ask Jenna to dinner. She will be the tastiest of all of us!”

So John sat down to wait for Jenna. Soon she came across the bridge. John called out to her, “Jenna, have dinner with me.”

Jenna knew what the wolf was trying to do. She pretended to go with him. But then, in a surprise move, Jenna kicked him over the edge of the bridge. He fell into the freezing water below. Because of that, he caught a terrible cold and had to stay in bed for weeks. After that, he never invited the sisters to dinner again.