One day, Dog, Goat and Sheep all went on a bus journey together. At the first stop, Sheep got off and paid his fare with exact change. At the second stop, Goat asked to get off--when the bus slowed down he hurled himself off and ran away as fast as he could without paying. Dog on the other hand told the conductor he wanted to get off at the third stop, and paid him with a large bill--but the driver sped off without returning his change.
And that is why to this day, Dogs run after cars (they're looking for their change), Goats run away from cars (they don't want to be caught), and Sheep stand stock still in the path of oncoming cars (they paid exact change).
Our driver loves this story, which I recently countered with a "well, do you know why chickens cross the road?" He didn't know, but is figuring out a way to add it to his repertoire of stories of human/animal interactions. He recently pointed out to me the difference between sheep and goats (besides the change thing)
Sheep hate the sun. If there's a strong sun their heads become heavy, they lose awareness of their surroundings, they seem dizzy. They'll try to find shade anywhere they can get it, for example by sticking their head in the armpit of a fellow sheep.
Goats, on the other hand, hate the rain. If it rains they run off to find shelter--I can vouch for this. You'll see seven sheep crowded under the overhang of a roof looking up at the sky in complete misery. "A goat can die from the rain," our driver claims.
