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A boy was sent by his father to watch the sheep, which fed in a lonely place, so that he might keep them from harm.
As the father worked in a distant field with his men, he heard his boy calling, “Wolf! wolf!”
The men left their work and ran as fast as they could to the sheep pasture, but no wolf had been there.
The sheep were quietly nibbling the grass, and the boy was lying under a tree.
The next day, as the boy watched the sheep, he called again, “Wolf! wolf!”
Again the men ran, fearing that the cruel wolf had killed some little lamb. But no wolf had been there.
The sheep were quietly nibbling the tufts of grass, and the boy lay under a tree.
The next day a fierce wolf sprang upon the sheep. The frightened boy cried, “Wolf! wolf!” but nobody came, and the helpless lambs were torn in pieces.
Who can believe a boy who lies?