The Shepherd and his Dog TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text <br> A shepherd, with a single dog,<br> Was ask'd the reason why<br> He kept a dog, whose least supply<br> Amounted to a loaf of bread<br> For every day. The people said<br> He'd better give the animal<br> To guard the village seignior's hall;<br> For him, a shepherd, it would be<br> A thriftier economy<br> To keep small curs, say two or three,<br> That would not cost him half the food,<br> And yet for watching be as good. COMMENTS: Visual Text The translation is in verse; a head-start on lyrics. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: TheShepherdandhisDog.pdf
