THE BOY WHO CRIED
'WOLF'
Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look
after a flock of sheep. One day, he felt bored and decided to play a trick on
the villagers. He shouted, "Help! Wolf! Wolf!"
The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of
the village to help the shepherd boy. When they reached him, they asked, "Where
is the wolf?"
The shepherd boy laughed loudly, "Ha, Ha,
Ha! I fooled all of you. I was only playing a trick on you."
A few days later, the shepherd boy played this
trick again.
Again he cried, "Help! Help! Wolf!
Wolf!" Again, the villagers rushed up the hill to help him and again they
found that boy had tricked them. They were very angry with him for being so
naughty.
Then, some time later, a wolf went into the
field. The wolf attacked one sheep, and then another and another. The shepherd
boy ran towards the village shouting, "Help! Help! Wolf! Help! Somebody!"
The villagers heard his cries but they laughed
because they thought it was another trick. The boy ran to the nearest villager
and said, "A wolf is attacking the sheep. I lied before, but this time it
is true!"
Finally, the villagers went to look. It was
true. They could see the wolf running away and many dead sheep lying on the
grass.
We may not believe someone who often tells
lies, even when he tells the truth.
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