Sheep Shearer

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Sheep Shearer (#5)
Released		4 January 2001 (Update)
Members		No
Quest series		None
Lead developer(s)		Paul Gower

Sheep Shearer is one of the six quests available when RuneScape first launched. In it, players help Fred the Farmer shear his sheep.

Details

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Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Very Short
Description	Fred the Farmer's sheep are getting mighty woolly. He will pay you to shear them.
Requirements	None
Items required	20 balls of wool (unnoted) or Shears to obtain wool to spin into balls of wool (obtained during the quest)
Enemies to defeat	None
League notes	Misthalin✓ — location requirement

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Introduction

Like Cook's Assistant, this quest is designed to help players explore the starting area of Lumbridge. New players are encouraged to follow the steps below to explore different parts of the town; however, collecting and spinning the wool are optional, as the balls of wool are tradeable between players and sold in stores. The fastest way to complete the quest is to simply buy 20 balls of wool from the Grand Exchange and then give them to Fred.<mapframe align="right" text="Fred the Farmer's location." plane="0" width="250" y="3274" x="3189" height="250" zoom="2" mapID="0">

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Walkthrough

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Speak to Fred the Farmer at his sheep farm, found slightly north of the Lumbridge Castle. Ask about a quest, and he will task you with bringing him 20 balls of wool.

Obtaining the wool

If you do not have shears, Fred will give you some. Enter the fenced area containing sheep, connected to the east side of his house.

The spinning wheel on the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of Lumbridge Castle.

Shear the sheep, either by selecting the "shear" option on the sheep, or right-clicking the shears and selecting "use," then clicking the sheep to use the shears on them directly. Sheep with wool will look puffy, and sheep without wool will look skinny; you will need to shear the puffy ones twenty times. If none are available simply wait, as they will grow back their wool after one minute. Sometimes they will run away from you if you try to shear them; keep trying and eventually you will get them.

Watch out for rams during this part of the quest. They look very similar to sheep, but left-clicking attacks them; they cannot be sheared, only fought. Rams have horns and sheep do not.

Fred the Farmer will warn you about "The Thing" and tells you to be wary of it while in the sheep pen; it is actually two penguins in a disguise, from the Cold War quest, located by being the only sheep with an option to talk to it. Attempting to shear "the Thing" makes the penguins squeak and run from you. There is no danger from it during the quest.

The two penguins disguised as a sheep.

Spinning the wool

Once you have 20 pieces of wool, you now need to spin them into balls of wool. Go to the 1^st floor^[UK]2^nd floor^[US] of the Lumbridge Castle, and find the bedroom on the south end of the castle. Inside is a spinning wheel; click on the wheel with the wool in your inventory to spin your wool into balls. When they are all spun, go back to Fred the Farmer to finish the quest. If you do not have the space to carry all 20 pieces of wool, you can make smaller deliveries until you reach the required total.

Players planning to do more free-to-play quests right after this one are advised to shear and spin at least three more balls of wool, for use in Prince Ali Rescue.

Congratulations, quest complete!

Reward

• 1 Quest point
• 150 Crafting experience
• 60 coins

Transcript

This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page. Click here for a transcript of possible conversations encountered throughout the quest.

Trivia

• This quest, along with Cook's Assistant, Doric's Quest, and Imp Catcher, are the fastest possible quests to complete in the game (provided you are carrying the required items in your inventory at the start).
• Sheep Shearer is the oldest quest in RuneScape, having existed, albeit incomplete, in DeviousMUD.