The Boy Who Cried Wolf

It is the story of a shepherd boy who watched a flock of sheep near his village. The area was known to
have a wolf, infamous for raiding the flock and making away with a couple of sheep.

Every villager knew of the menace and was always ready to come to the aid of anyone who had a
problem with the wolf. But the boy overlooked the helpful nature of the villagers, and ridiculed them.

For his amusement, he brought out the villagers, three times, by crying out for help, saying “Wolf!
Wolf!”.

The ever-vigilant villagers immediately came to help him, only to find the shepherd boy having a hearty
laugh. They were naturally upset when he laughed at them for getting fooled.

One day, however, a wolf actually came and started killing his sheep. This time, when he cried for help,
none of the villagers came to his aid as they thought he was playing a prank on them again.

As a result, the wolf destroyed the shepherd’s flock.