▁told ▁his ▁wife ▁he ▁would ▁kill ▁Sultan . ▁The ▁dog ▁heard . ▁A ▁w olf ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁take ▁their ▁child ▁hay ing ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁and ▁the ▁w olf ▁would ▁carry ▁him ▁off . ▁Sultan ▁could ▁ch ase ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁free ▁the ▁child . ▁They ▁would ▁be ▁grateful ▁and ▁not ▁kill ▁Sultan . ▁ ▁The ▁w olf ' s ▁plan ▁succeeded , ▁and ▁the ▁far mer ▁was ▁so ▁grateful ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁wife ▁make ▁bread ▁soup ▁for ▁the ▁to oth less ▁dog ▁so ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁to ▁che w . ▁ ▁The ▁w olf ▁asked ▁Sultan ▁to ▁over look ▁his ▁ste aling ▁sheep , ▁and ▁Sultan ▁refused . ▁When ▁the ▁w olf ▁tried ▁it , ▁Sultan ▁b ark ed . ▁The ▁w olf ▁challeng ed ▁him , ▁and ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁bo ar ▁as ▁his ▁second . ▁Sultan ▁could ▁find ▁only ▁a ▁three - leg ged ▁cat . ▁But ▁the ▁w olf ▁and ▁bo ar ▁mist ook ▁the ▁cat ' s ▁up ra ised ▁tail ▁for ▁a ▁sword . ▁When ▁the ▁cat ▁lim ped ▁they ▁thought ▁she ▁was ▁pick ing ▁up ▁rocks ▁to ▁throw , ▁so ▁they ▁hid . ▁They ▁were ▁ash amed ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁so ▁fright ened ▁and ▁they ▁gave ▁up . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Old ▁Sultan ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁Gr imm ' s ▁Fair y ▁T ale ▁Class ics ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Gr imm ▁Master pie ce ▁Theater " ▁season . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁