The Boy Who
Cried Wolf
A shepherd-boy, who watched a flock of sheep near a village,
brought out the villagers three or four
times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and when his
neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for their
pains.
The Wolf, however, did truly come at
last. The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an
agony of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the
Wolf is killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his cries, nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf,
having no cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock. There is no believing
a liar, even when he speaks the truth.
Use your dictionary.
1. assistance:
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2. village:
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3. lacerated:
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4. agony:
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Questions.
1. Why did the boy lie to the
villagers.
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2. What happened when the wolf
really came?
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3. What is the moral of the story?
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