The Sharp Grey Sheep or The Sharp-Horned Grey Sheep is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, listing his informant as John Dewar, labourer, from Glendaruail, Cowal.

THE SHARP GREY SHEEP. From John Dewar, labourer, Glendaruail, Cowal. THERE was a king and a queen, and they had a daughter, and the queen found death, and the king married another. And the last queen was bad to the daughter of the first queen, and she used to beat her and put her out of the door.

Dec 28, 2018 · In this tale the new Queen conspires with the henwife and her daughter whose name translates as Bald Scabby Thing to spy on the young girl to find out how she is getting food. The starving girl is brought meat by a sharp (horned) grey sheep.

Four breeds of sheep, in the illustrated encyclopedia Meyers Konversationslexikon. This is a list of breeds of domestic sheep. Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are partially derived from mouflon (Ovis gmelini) stock, and have diverged sufficiently to be considered a different species. Some sheep breeds have a hair coat and are known as haired sheep.

Aug 21, 2022 · Every prospective farmer can see potential in owning sheep, but if you think sheep are only good for one thing - think again! Whether you want to finally win that game of Trivial Pursuit, or be a Grand Champion on Jeopardy, this list of 55 sheep facts is sure to surprise you.

The Finnish Landrace, Finn or Finnsheep is a breed of domestic sheep native to Finland. It is one of several Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds, but is notable for its high incidence of multiple births – it is common for a ewe to have three, four, or even five lambs at once.

And there was a sharp (horned) grey sheep in the flock that was coming with meat to her. The queen was taking wonder that she was keeping alive and that she was not getting meat enough from herself, and she told it to the henwife.

Apr 5, 2016 · Read The Sharp Grey Sheep (Scottish Version of Cinderella) and other Scottish fairy tales on Fairytalez.com, Reading time: 6 min "There was a king and a queen, and..."

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Jan 22, 2024 · Below you will find 21 interesting facts about sheep that you probably didn’t know… 1. Sheep are Surprisingly Smart. Sheep are intelligent and demonstrate remarkably good problem-solving capabilities.