The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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A shepherd boy grew bored watching his flock on the quiet hillside, so one afternoon he shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is attacking the sheep!" The villagers dropped their work and rushed up the hill with sticks, only to find the boy laughing at how easily he had fooled them. A few days later he played the same trick again, and again the villagers came running, only to be tricked once more. He found it wildly funny each time. Then one evening a real wolf crept out of the forest and began attacking the flock. Terrified, the boy ran toward the village screaming, "Wolf! Wolf! Please help, it is real this time!" But the villagers, remembering his earlier lies, assumed he was joking again and stayed in their homes. No one came. The wolf scattered the flock and the boy lost many sheep that night. When he finally returned to the village in tears, the elders reminded him gently but firmly that a person who lies often is not believed even when they tell the truth. The boy never forgot that lesson, and from that day on, he never told a lie again, no matter how small.
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A shepherd boy grew bored watching his flock on the quiet hillside, so one afternoon he shouted, "Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is attacking the sheep!" The villagers dropped their work and rushed up the hill with sticks, only to find the boy laughing at how easily he had fooled them. A few days later he played the same trick again, and again the villagers came running, only to be tricked once more. He found it wildly funny each time. Then one evening a real wolf crept out of the forest and began attacking the flock. Terrified, the boy ran toward the village screaming, "Wolf! Wolf! Please help, it is real this time!" But the villagers, remembering his earlier lies, assumed he was joking again and stayed in their homes. No one came. The wolf scattered the flock and the boy lost many sheep that night. When he finally returned to the village in tears, the elders reminded him gently but firmly that a person who lies often is not believed even when they tell the truth. The boy never forgot that lesson, and from that day on, he never told a lie again, no matter how small.
