Shepherds are said to count sheep by going up to fifteen or twenty and then moving a small stone from one pocket to the other before beginning again, therefore keeping score.
Try Counting Sheep in Cumbrian 1 Herdwick Sheep
Herdwick sheep are native to the Lake District fells and survive alone on the mountains all winter. They never stray from their ‘heaf’ - the area they were suckled as lambs.
You can recognise a Herdwick easily as they all have a white face and white legs and their coat changes colour from black as a baby lamb to blue-grey as they get older. The rams are easy to spot too - they have horns.
Herdwick wool is widely used for carpet making and also for knitwear, the fleece is also blended with Swaledale to make loft insulation.
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2 Tyan 3 Tethera 4 Methera 5 Pimp 6 Sethera 7 Lethera 8 Hovera 9
Dovera 10 Dick 11 Yandick
12 Tyandick 13 Tetheradick 14 Metheradick 15 Bumfit 16 Yan-bumfit 17 Tyan-bumfit 18 Tethera-bumfit 19 Methera-bumfit 20 Giggot
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