BR 1-10: The Boy who cried Wolf

Main character is Sam. Every day he took the sheep from the village. He watched them from morning until evening. He is bored silly. Every day was the same. Sam was lonely and he was so bored. All his friends were down in the village. He tried talking to the sheep. But...they did not have much to say. One day, he had an idea! "I could make something happen." He ran down the hill to the village. He shouted "A wolf!" "A wolf has come out of the forest!" Everyone is very surprised!!! Everyone ran up the hill with him. But of course, there was no wolf. It is a lie. The sheep were quietly eating their grass. The villagers were angry, but Sam just laughed. A few days latter, Sam was bored again. He ran down the hill to the village. He shouted again. "A wolf!!" But some people did not believe him. Everyone ran up the hill to see just to make sure. Of course, there was no wolf. Everyone was very very angry. A week later, Sam did same thing. Most people did not believe him this time. However, a few days later, a wolf DID come out of the forest. Sam was terrified. He ran down to the village as fast as he could. But nobody believed him. It is really!! Sam begged them to come with him. He was cried. In the end, Sam had to go back up the hill all alone. The wolf had killed some of the sheep... Sam stayed meadow until it was dark. Finally, the villagers came to find him. He asked "Why didn't you believe me?" They said "You always told lies before." He has learned my lesson. Never again.

This story is very popular. Do you know? I do not want to tell a lie.



(Reference)
Mackinnon, M. (2008). The Boy who cried Wolf. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd..

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