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the boy who cried wolf
the boy who cried wolf
4 pages
Author: John Smith
WOLF
TRUTH
VILLAGE
GOATS
LEARNING
Summary
A young goatherd would guard the flock not far from the houses. he made it a habit to shout "Wolf!, the wolf that attacked the flock! Let it be stopped!"He succeeded in this trick several times and all the people in the house rushed to help him. When he came to the people, he used to laugh at them, saying "I was playing with you!" The next day the wolf came and he was so scared that he screamed, saying "Wolf! Wolf! God forbid me! God forbid!" The people who were there when they heard the boy's cry. They thought he was playing and didn't care. They killed the whole herd. The boy learned that liars are not to be believed, even when they are telling the truth. proverb: The first lie makes your future truths harder to believe.
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