Description of the tale
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a classic fable about a boy who lies to the villagers that a wolf is attacking his sheep, just for fun. He does this twice and the villagers come to help him, only to find out that he was lying. The third time, a real wolf comes and the boy cries for help, but the villagers ignore him, thinking that he is lying again. The boy loses his sheep and learns a hard lesson.
Moral tales
The moral of the tale is that lying can have serious consequences and that people will not trust a liar even when he tells the truth.
Let’s read a fairy tale!
There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!”
The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.
“Don’t cry ‘wolf’, shepherd boy,” said the villagers, “when there’s no wolf!” They went grumbling back down the hill.
Later, the boy sang out again, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.
When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, “Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is NO wolf!”
But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.
Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, “Wolf! Wolf!”
But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn’t come.
At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn’t returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.
“There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, “Wolf!” Why didn’t you come?”
An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.
“We’ll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning,” he said, putting his arm around the youth, “Nobody believes a liar…even when he is telling the truth!”
Check how the children remembered the fairy tale!
- What did the boy do to amuse himself when he was bored?
- A) He sang songs
- B) He played games
- C) He cried wolf
- D) He read books
- Answer: C) He cried wolf
- How did the villagers react when they found out that the boy was lying?
- A) They laughed with him
- B) They scolded him
- C) They praised him
- D) They ignored him
- Answer: B) They scolded him
- What happened when the boy cried wolf for the third time?
- A) The villagers came and chased away the wolf
- B) The villagers didn’t come and the boy lost his sheep
- C) The villagers came and helped the boy catch the wolf
- D) The villagers didn’t come and the boy fought the wolf by himself
- Answer: B) The villagers didn’t come and the boy lost his sheep
- What did the old man say to the boy at the end of the tale?
- A) “Nobody believes a liar…even when he is telling the truth!”
- B) “Everybody makes mistakes…you just have to learn from them!”
- C) “Honesty is the best policy…you should always tell the truth!”
- D) “Better late than never…you can still make up for your lies!”
- Answer: A) “Nobody believes a liar…even when he is telling the truth!”
Warning
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