stare like a sheep

[frindle]

Hello.
I am wondering what this underlined phrase means.
Is it mean 'stared stupidly' or something?"
Thank you.

"Do you like stories about Faries?"
She opened her silly blue eyes and stared like a sheep and answered,
"What is a Fairy?"

 

[Munch]

Hello.
I am wondering what this underlined phrase means.
Is it mean 'stared stupidly' or something?"
Thank you.

"Do you like stories about Faries?"
She opened her silly blue eyes and stared like a sheep and answered,
"What is a Fairy?"

Yes, it means "stupidly" in a sense, and also perhaps, "without showing any emotion".

Do you know the way a dog can stare at you and you can be pretty sure what the dog is thinking? Well, when you see a sheep stare at something or someone, it doesn't seem like much is happening inside its head.