Pope to shepherd: you're stealin' my bit!

Written by Nataliya Dmitrieva

CRIPPLED by the global financial crisis, a lowly Chinese shepherd has used ingenuity and presumably a colour printer to wrest control of his flock of sheep. Rather than a border collie, the canny peasant now terrifies his woolly stock with a glossy wolf poster.

However, the news is not all good for Farmer Quaint. Upon hearing that someone was striking unjustified fear into a flock of sheep by way of dishonest, empty threats, lawyers representing the Catholic church have commenced legal proceedings, citing massive copyright infringement.