Waz 4,293 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang 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 sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing 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 them go grumbling down the hill once more. Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come. At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd 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! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?" An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village. "We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I like this story, but always think it should have ended with the boy being eaten by the wolf, that would really serve him right for being a little bullshitting prick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Fair play to Aesop, (whoever he was! ) those fables have been told to children for hundreds of years, you'd think that people would take more notice..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,293 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Fair play to Aesop, (whoever he was! ) those fables have been told to children for hundreds of years, you'd think that people would take more notice..... Yep,. Another old saying I like, is "empty vessels make the most noise". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Wolf......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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