Once upon a time, a group of sheep sneaked out into the dead of night.
They were dressed all in black, with black hats and ski masks, and flares and heavy artillery, lest they should be caught.
The sheep were sneaking out, determined to become their own sheep, rather than just members of the herd.
But they didn’t count on Little Bo Peep.
Little Bo Peep, Shepherdess Extraordinaire, had been contacted as soon as the sheep went missing. She showed up faster than humanly possible, armed with tasers, stun guns, black lights, and a sweater made of wool.
“They’ll understand,” was all she said, when asked about the sweater.
The sheep thought nothing of it when they encountered the sweater the first time. But the second time, a few fell back upon realizing they’d seen the sweater before, and that something must be afoot.
They immediately fell to the ground, twitching, and as the others watched in horror, a girl all in black stepped out to collect the fallen animals.
After that, they watched carefully for the sweater, taking twists and turns in their path, traveling in the daytime.
They let themselves go at night once, and sure enough, Little Bo Peep was in that sweater when they saw it. She scooped them up by their tails, and they woke up the next day cooped in the barn.
“Just doing my job,” she said as they awoke in horror, as if she’d been waiting for their eyes to open to say that very thing, and then she left.
The End.
Source: Little Bo Peep, Nursery Rhyme
