The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once, there was a young shepherd boy who looked after a flock of sheep near a small village. Every day, he would take the sheep up the hill and watch over them while they grazed.

One day, the boy felt bored and wanted to have some fun. He thought of playing a trick on the villagers. He shouted loudly,
"Wolf! Wolf! Please help!"

The villagers heard his cries and quickly ran up the hill to help him. But when they reached there, the boy just laughed and said,
"Ha ha! I tricked you. There is no wolf!"

The villagers were not happy, and they went back home, annoyed.

A few days later, the boy played the same trick again.
"Wolf! Wolf! Help me!" he cried.

Again, the villagers ran to help. But once more, the boy laughed and said,
"I fooled you again!"

This time, the villagers were very angry.
"Don’t cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned.

But the boy just smiled and didn’t take it seriously.

Then, one evening, a real wolf came. It came out of the forest and started attacking the sheep. The boy was scared and shouted as loud as he could,
"Wolf! Wolf! Please help! A real wolf is here!"

But this time, the villagers didn’t come.
They thought he was joking again.

The boy ran from house to house crying,
"Please believe me! A wolf is killing my sheep!"

At last, a few villagers went to check. But it was too late. The wolf had already run away, and many sheep were gone.

The lesson?
If you lie again and again, people will not believe you—even when you are telling the truth.

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