The shepherd’s clue hunt

Picture descriptions for the tasks:
1. A path divides the picture in two: the area BY THE TREE on the left, BY THE GATE on the right. A by the tree has one spot. B by the tree has two spots. C by the gate has two spots. D by the gate has no spots. The message says: The sheep has two spots on its back. It is by the tree. Choose the sheep that fits both clues.
2. The cards from the left: She finds the sheep. She tells Mika. She hears the message. The drawings show Mira with a sheep by a tree, Mira talking to Mika and Mira listening to a message about the sheep and the tree. Each card has an empty circle for the number.
3. Another flock: four sheep on the left card and two on the right. The cards say There are four sheep here. and There are two sheep here. Answer choices: Six sheep, Four sheep.
4. A big empty frame with some grass in two corners.

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The shepherd’s clue hunt
Get a pencil and some colours. Choose one task at a time.
Made-up exercises inspired by the game. These are not historical sources.
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Which sheep fits?
The message says: “The sheep has two spots on its back. It is by the tree.” Circle the sheep
that fits both clues.
BY THE TREE
BY THE GATE
A
B
C
D
2
First, next and last
Mira hears where the sheep is. Then she finds the sheep. Last of all, she tells Mika. Write 1, 2
and 3 in the circles.
She finds the sheep.
She tells Mika.
She hears the message.


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Look, count and tell
Get a pencil and some colours. Choose one task at a time.
Made-up exercises inspired by the game. These are not historical sources.
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A new little flock
Two shepherds have each counted their own part of the flock. Read both cards. How many
sheep do they have altogether?
BY THE TREE
“There are four sheep here.”
BY THE GATE
“There are two sheep here.”
Six sheep
Four sheep
4
Make a safe place for the flock
Draw a place where the sheep can rest. Give one sheep its own pattern. You decide what it
looks like.
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Let a friend follow the trail
Draw a sheep on a small piece of paper and hide it. Give a friend one clue about the place. Give
another clue if needed. Swap roles. Hide the paper where you can both reach it safely.