The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching his sheep. To have some fun, he yelled out, "Wolf! Wolf! A Wolf is chasing the sheep!"
The townspeople came running up the hill to help the boy. But when they came to the top of the hill, they found no wolf. They got very angry. The boy thought it was all very funny, and he laughed at their angry faces.
"Don't say 'wolf' when there is no wolf!" said the townspeople. Then they went angrily back down the hill.
Later, the boy yelled out again, "Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is chasing the sheep!" And again, he watched the townspeople run up the hill.
When the townspeople saw no wolf, they angrily said, " Don't say ‘wolf' when there is no wolf!" But the boy just laughed and watched them go angrily down the hill once more.
But then, the boy saw it: a real wolf coming up the hill. He jumped up, and yelled as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
But the townspeople thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
At sunset, the townspeople wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the town with the sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him crying.
"There really was a wolf here! The sheep are all gone! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"
An old man put his arm around the boy, “This is what happens when you tell lies,” said he said.
The Moral of the Story:
"Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who1 was bored as he2 sat on the hillside watching his3 sheep. To have some fun, he4 yelled out, "Wolf! Wolf! A Wolf is chasing the sheep!"
The townspeople came running up the hill to help the boy. But when they5 came to the top of the hill, they6 found no wolf. They7 got very angry. The boy thought it8 was all very funny, and he9 laughed at their10 angry faces.
"Don't say 'wolf' when there is no wolf!" said the townspeople. Then they11 went angrily back down the hill.
Later, the boy yelled out again, "Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is chasing the sheep!" And again, he12 watched the townspeople run up the hill.
When the townspeople saw no wolf, they13 angrily said, " Don't say ‘wolf' when there is no wolf!" But the boy just laughed and watched them14 go angrily down the hill once more.
But then, the boy saw it15: a real wolf coming up the hill. He16 jumped up, and yelled as loudly as he17 could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
But the townspeople thought he18 was trying to fool them19 again, and so they20 didn't come.
At sunset, the townspeople wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the town with the sheep. They21 went up the hill to find the boy. They22 found him23 crying.
"There really was a wolf here! The sheep are all gone! I24 cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you25 come?"
An old man put his26 arm around the boy, “This27 is what happens when you tell lies,” said he28 said.
The Moral of the Story:
"Nobody believes a liar...even when he29 is telling the truth!"
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