The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a young boy. His job was to watch over the village’s sheep. The field where he watched the sheep was near the forest. The boy sat there every day, and he was very bored. He wanted to do something fun.

One sunny day, the boy had a naughty idea. He stood up and shouted loudly, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!”

People in the village heard him. They were worried about the sheep and the boy. They left their work and ran to the field to help him. But when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy was laughing. He thought it was very funny. The people were angry. “Don’t play trick on us,” they said. The boy just smiled.

The next day, the boy felt bored again. He decided to trick the people again. He shouted, “Wolf! Wolf! Please help! The wolf is here!” The people in the village heard him again. They thought, “We must help the boy and the sheep.” So they ran to the field again. But when they got there, they saw no wolf. It was another joke. The boy laughed louder. But the people didn’t laugh. They were very angry.

Then, one afternoon, while the boy was sitting in the field, a real wolf came out of the forest. The wolf looked at the sheep and growled. The boy saw the wolf and was very scared. He stood up and shouted as loud as he could, “Wolf! Wolf! Please, this time it’s true! Help!”

But this time, nobody in the village came to help. They heard the boy, but they thought, “He is lying again.” So, they stayed in their homes and fields. They didn’t believe the boy anymore.

The wolf attacked the sheep. The boy tried to save them, but he couldn’t. He felt very sad and sorry. When the people finally came to see what happened, they saw the scared boy and the lost sheep. The boy cried and said, “I’m sorry for lying. I now know that those who witnessed me lying will not believe me even if I tell the truth.