This is a very interesting fables from Aesop. In every fables from Aesop, there must a lesson for us. We consider that as the moral of the story at the end.
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the base of a mountain near a forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so the shepherd boy thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement.
The shepherd boy rushed down towards the village calling out "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the shepherd boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help.
But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out "Wolf, Wolf," still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help.
So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy's flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said: "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."
Moral of the story: Nobody believe a liar even he speaks the truth.
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The Shepherd Boy
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the base of a mountain near a forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so the shepherd boy thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement.
The shepherd boy rushed down towards the village calling out "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the shepherd boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help.
But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out "Wolf, Wolf," still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help.
So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy's flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village said: "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."
Moral of the story: Nobody believe a liar even he speaks the truth.
If you want to read more fables from Aesop... Click Here
Want to read fables from the Panchatantra... Click Here
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