History Main / SweetSheep

* Similar to Ferrándiz, a Spanish artist that went by the name [[PenName "Constanza"]], always made similar Religious paintings and [[https://cloud10.todocoleccion.online/postales-religiosas-recordatorios/tc/2017/06/27/22/91187945.webp artwork]] that featured lambs hanging out with [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ca/45/6d/ca456dec9bce099cd35fc0618b02a446.jpg children]] and [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0a/28/6d/0a286da9e0d991945ebc0d4889ce1cd1.jpg angels.]]

* Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' mostly subverts this in "The Cat on the Broomstick" chapter where the main protagonists encounteres a family of sheep. The lambs are frightened at Unico believing him to be a young wolf and runs to their mother. Happily, the mother sheep is much friendlier and kind towards the young unicorn and allows him to drink milk from her breast. Eventually, her husband discovers Unico who ends up tricking him into getting stuck in a pile of mud as an attempt to turn his fur color white. The young unicorn ends up rescued by [[CuteKitten Chao the cat]] where she gives him a bath and form a close friendship.

* The 2022 picture book ''Baa, Baa, Tap Sheep'' by Kenda Henthorn stars a [[https://kathytemean.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/baa-baa-tao-sheep-dancing-to-fence-e1652498422839.jpg group of 10 celestial lambs]] who help children feel sleepy by dancing in different styles such as Disco, Waltz, and the Flamanco. Near the end of the book, [[https://kathytemean.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/baa-baa-tap-sheep-violin.jpg a different lamb is seen performing a lullaby]] on a violin which causes the lambs to become tired as each of them are seen [[https://kathytemean.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/baa-baa-tap-sheep-bed-e1652498436881.jpg sleeping on top the children's bed]] before they turn into constellations.

* The sheep in the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' film ''A Close Shave'' and the spinoff ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep''.

* The sheep in the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' film ''A Close Shave'' and the spinoff ''Shaun the Sheep''.

* [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51brTzoIJOL._SX338_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg The sheep]] in Creator/DickKingSmith's ''Film/{{Babe}}'' (known as ''Babe The Gallant Sheep'' in the UK) aren't the [[GoodIsNotNice nicest sheep]] in fiction. Under Maa's guidance, the flock befriends Babe. Some thieves come to try and steal the sheep, and later, a pack of feral dogs kills Maa. However, Fly is lucky enough to learn a password that only they know, which they learned from Maa. This helps Babe win a sheepdog trial, where the sheep weren't minding Babe at all.[[note]]In the film adaptation, it is Fly's CanonForeigner mate, Rex, who obtains the password.[[/note]]

* Lammy from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', she is a very cute and sweet purple sheep girl... well she does have that unfortunate habit of ''killing people''.

* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/CultOfTheLamb'' is an adorable sheep who happens to be [[GruesomeGoat the prophet of a dark god and the leader of a cult]].

* Anastasia, the titular Kosem, is heavily associated with lambs at the starts of ''Series/MagnificentCenturyKosem''. Most of promoting photos with young Anastasia were with her holding a lamb in her arms. The lamb symbolizes her being a Christian Orthodox and her kind hearted nature at the beginning of the story.

* ''WesternAnimation/NumbChucks'' inverts this with Buford G. Butternut, a sheep who is a LazyBum Jerkass bully towards the other characters, specifically the protagonists. He does ''try'' to act sweet towards his crush, but [[AllLoveIsUnrequited she doesn't return the feeling]].

* The 2003 direct to video animated sequel to ''WesternAnimation/CharlottesWeb'' introduces Cardigan the lamb as a new animal to the farm. Due to his [[BlackSheep black wool]] and the fact that he likes pig things, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer all the other lambs make fun of him and call him a "Loser" and "A Loser, with a Capital L."]], leaving [[InterspeciesFriendship Wilbur, Nellie, Joy, and Arania]] to become [[OnlyFriend Cardigan's only friends.]] After Cardigan gets sold to another owner at a Country Fair, Wilbur decides to head to the place where Cardigan resides at. The new owners for Cardigan think Wilbur is "A Wild Pig" and attempts to keep him away from their property. Meanwhile Cardigan encounters [[CunningLikeAFox a fox named Farley who attempts to eat him]], and later learns a move from Wilbur (or as he calls it "Pig Power!") by headbutting Farley to escape. Later in the film, Wilbur alongside Nellie, Arania, and Joy finally reunite with Cardigan and the lamb gets returned back to the farm.

* Near the end of the [[Film/Pinocchio2019 2019 Italian live-action adaptation]] of Carlo Collodi's ''[[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]]'' directed by Matteo Garrone. The titular character is shown helping out Gigangio (a local farmer) in order to earn coins to get a gallon of milk to help Geppetto get stronger and healthier. One of his jobs is to help Gigangio heard a flock of sheep to earn more coins. When Pinocchio finishes his job taking care of a group of lambs, he gets tired and is seen taking a nap near stacks where The Blue Fairy finally turns him into a real boy. Before he wakes up and learns he is now a real boy, a group of lambs are seen watching Pinocchio turn from a puppet into a human.

* Near the end of the 2020 Italian live-action adaptation of Carlo Collodi's ''[[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]]'' directed by Matteo Garrone. The titular character is shown helping out Gigangio (a local farmer) in order to earn coins to get a gallon of milk to help Geppetto get stronger and healthier. One of his jobs is to help Gigangio heard a flock of sheep to earn more coins. When Pinocchio finishes his job taking care of a group of lambs, he gets tired and is seen taking a nap near stacks where The Blue Fairy finally turns him into a real boy. Before he wakes up and learns he is now a real boy, a group of lambs are seen watching Pinocchio turn from a puppet into a human.

* Chirin, the star of the ''Anime/RingingBell'' starts out as a sheep who lives a happy and carefree life in the fields -- [[DisguisedHorrorStory until the story takes a dark turn.]] Meanwhile, Chirin's Mother and [[https://i.imgur.com/uJa9ud1.png the unnamed lambs]] who appear in this film also plays this trope straight.

* Subverted in the Creator/OrsonWelles book ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' where sheep are depicted in a negative and unfriendly manner. Sometimes to very creepy effect as seen in the 1954 animated film. Some of the farm animals (except pigs) don't like them at all.

* Chirin, the star of the ''Anime/RingingBell'' starts out as a sheep who lives a happy and carefree life in the fields -- [[SurpriseCreepy until the story takes a dark turn.]] Meanwhile, Chirin's Mother and [[https://i.imgur.com/uJa9ud1.png the unnamed lambs]] who appear in this film also plays this trope straight.