The "Big Bad Wolf" and chickens?

[Victor Steinbok]

There was quite a number of classic cartoons (from the 1930s and 40s)
involving BBW and sheep. In particular, one series had the wolf
repeatedly outsmarted by a sheep Blackie, although in some episodes
Blackie was "saved" from the pot by the cartoon ending prematurely. In
general, the wolf vs. sheep scenario does not appear to be uncommon. On
the contrary, Three Little Pigs appears to be a singular but pervasive
aberration.

     VS-)

On 3/4/2011 12:46 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> At 3/4/2011 11:14 AM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
>> Which mistake was made: confusing chickens for sheep, or a wolf for a fox?
>> DanG
> Well, I don't know about a "Big Bad Wolf" and sheep either.
> ...

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