A fox and a Sheep stood on the hill

They were sitting very, very still

Unlikely friends, though both should be foes

Unlikely events that helped them both grow

It was many years ago when they but kids

The sheep, but a lamb was lost out at the fields

He waited and waited and didn’t quite know

That his mother had gone out to the farm deep below

The little fox heard the lamb’s long, long cry

And came down to help him, bye and bye

“Why are you crying, what is very wrong?”

He asked, friendly.” Why are you sad all day long?

“I lost my mother.” he baaed. “I am nothing but scared.

“In this thick forest, I have no clue how I am going to fare.”

The fox thought about it, as sly as foxes do

“Come on then, and I will help you.”

So the fox led the lamb down the hill, down and down

He led the little thing through the small farm town

They went over hill and over here and there

Finally, the fox led the lamb home with great care.

The lamb was so grateful, he did nothing but smile

“Thank you so much for helping me and taking the time.”

The fox stood stoic, and gave a silent nod

“One day, when I need help, you will come, no matter how odd.”

Many years later, they had grown and changed

the fox and lamb were now grown but their friendship had remained

They had never seen each other since that very day

But the lamb, now a sheep, had kept his word just the same way

The fox got too close to the field and ended up down the hill

He had hoped no one would see him, and had kept very still

But it was too late, for he fell in a hunter’s trap

The hard steel went over his back leg with a cold snap

In shock and in fear, he cried and whelped

He stared around frantically for some kind of help

But there was no help, and it never came

The fox began to give up all the same

When out to his left, he saw that grown up sheep

Whom had been herding cows down a hill that was very steep

When he came across the gully where the poor fox did lie

he stared at his poor face and wanted to simply cry

“I will help you and save your life as you did mine”

“No matter what, it will be just fine”

So he looked at the trap, and looked for the small latch

And thought for a way to hold back the hatch

Suddenly to the side, the sheep saw a big, long stick

he picked it up and put it in the trap with a big flick

The trap immediately let loose, the fox was free to go

He realized he owed his life to the sheep he helped a long time ago

“You saved me, my dear friend.”

“No matter what, I will make sure our species can live together, ” he said

“We have hunted you for a long time, and could never get along”

“This just shows that not trusting one another was very wrong.”

So now the two sat on the same hill they had sat a long time ago

They looked out far and wide and the world far below

They both had a new future and a new difference to make

They had saved each other, and no lives did they take