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The Shepherd Boy: That Cried Wolf

The Shepherd Boy: That Cried Wolf

Reed, Edgar C.

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN13: 9798287290375
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 8 2025
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This classic tale follows a young shepherd boy tasked with watching over a flock of sheep near a forested mountainside. Bored and craving attention, he devises a mischievous plan to entertain himself: he runs into the village shouting Wolf! Wolf! even though there is no danger. The concerned villagers rush to help, only to find they've been tricked. Delighted by their reaction, the boy repeats the false alarm a few days later, and again the villagers come, only to be fooled once more.

But one cloudy afternoon, a real wolf emerges from the forest and begins attacking the sheep. The boy, terrified, cries out for help even louder-but this time, the villagers ignore him, believing it's another lie. The wolf scatters the flock and feasts on the frightened sheep. Heartbroken and full of regret, the boy explains the truth to the villagers. The wise village elder solemnly tells him, When truth is drowned in lies, no one listens-even when it matters most.

The story teaches a timeless moral: a liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

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