Cartoon wolf in a curly sheep costume by a fence, flowers, and rolling hills

Grinning Wolf in a Fluffy Sheep Costume

A mischievous wolf peeks out from a woolly sheep suit, one paw lifted beside a fence and meadow flowers.

🎨 How to color it

Color the wolf’s face soft ash gray, the fluffy sheep costume creamy ivory, the wooden fence honey brown, and the daisies bright white with sunny yellow centers. Use sharp colored pencils for the many little wool curls, tracing around each bump first so the fleece stays puffy instead of scribbly. For a playful twist, add a pale blue shadow inside the costume hood and a blush of pink on the wolf’s grin to make the disguise look extra sneaky.

The story behind this coloring page

Orla’s Woolly Dare — Under the warm buzz of noon insects, Orla tucked her tail into the scratchiest wool suit in the valley. Read the full story →

Under the warm buzz of noon insects, Orla tucked her tail into the scratchiest wool suit in the valley. She had dared herself to step through the daisy pasture gate and say one line in the lamb talent show: “Baa, but with feeling.” The costume smelled like sun-dried socks and clover, and every curl tickled her ears. She lifted one paw, practiced her sweetest smile, and whispered, “First brave step, then snacks.”

Past the fence, the lambs were setting up a stage from two barrels and a plank. Orla waddled closer, wool bobbing, heart thumping a silly drumbeat. She opened her mouth for her grand baa—then froze. Every lamb onstage wore paper fangs, gray sock tails, and serious painted eyebrows. Their banner read: WOLF IMPRESSIONS AT ONE O’CLOCK.

A tiny lamb with crooked fangs bowed to Orla. “Excellent costume,” he said. Orla’s laugh burst out like a squeaky gate. She gave her line anyway, wobbling one paw in the air, and the lambs answered with their best tiny howls. If you spot the lifted paw and that sideways grin, you’ll know the exact second Orla found out courage could be woolly, tickly, and very funny.