The Boy Who Cried WolfThere once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside looking after the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and yelled 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 cried out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is eating 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 _______ go grumbling down the hill once more.
Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he _________ to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
But the villagers thought he was _________ to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
At sunset, everyone wondered why the _________ 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! ______ sheep have run away! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"
An old man tried to comfort _________ boy as they walked back to the village.
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 cried out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is eating 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 _______ go grumbling down the hill once more.
Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he _________ to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"
But the villagers thought he was _________ to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
At sunset, everyone wondered why the _________ 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! ______ sheep have run away! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"
An old man tried to comfort _________ boy as they walked back to the village.
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