Portada de The Boy Who Cried Wolf

A Shepherd Boy tended his master's sheep near a dark forest not far from the village.

Un joven pastor cuidaba las ovejas de su amo cerca de un bosque oscuro, no lejos del pueblo.

Soon he found life in the pasture very dull. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe.

Pronto encontró la vida en el prado muy aburrida. Todo lo que podía hacer para entretenerse era hablar con su perro o tocar su flauta de pastor.

One day he thought of a plan that would give him a little excitement. He ran toward the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!"

Un día se le ocurrió un plan que le daría un poco de emoción. Corrió hacia el pueblo gritando: «¡Lobo! ¡Lobo!».

The villagers came running with clubs to chase the wolf away. But when they arrived, they found the Boy laughing at them. There was no wolf at all.

Los aldeanos llegaron corriendo con garrotes para ahuyentar al lobo. Pero cuando llegaron, encontraron al muchacho riéndose de ellos. No había ningún lobo.

A few days later the Shepherd Boy tricked the villagers again, and again they ran to help him, only to be laughed at once more.

Unos días después, el joven pastor volvió a engañar a los aldeanos, y de nuevo corrieron a ayudarlo, solo para volver a ser objeto de burla.

Then, one evening, a wolf really did come out from the forest. In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the villagers thought he was tricking them again, and nobody came to help.

Entonces, una tarde, un lobo de verdad salió del bosque. Aterrado, el muchacho corrió hacia el pueblo gritando: «¡Lobo! ¡Lobo!». Pero los aldeanos pensaron que los engañaba otra vez, y nadie acudió en su ayuda.

The wolf made a fine meal of the Boy's flock, and the Boy cried all the way home.

El lobo se dio un buen festín con el rebaño del muchacho, y este lloró todo el camino a casa.

Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth.

Nadie cree a un mentiroso, ni siquiera cuando dice la verdad.

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  1. Why did the Shepherd Boy first shout "Wolf! Wolf!"?

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    Respuesta: He was bored and wanted some excitement

    Life in the pasture was dull, so he thought of the trick to give himself a little excitement.

  2. How did the villagers react the first two times he cried wolf?

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    Respuesta: They came running with clubs, only to find no wolf and be laughed at

    Both times the villagers ran to help him, only to find there was no wolf and that the Boy was laughing at them.

  3. What happened when a wolf really did appear?

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    Respuesta: Nobody came, because they thought he was tricking them again

    The villagers assumed he was playing his trick again, so no one came to help him this time.

  4. What was the result of the wolf's real attack?

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    Respuesta: The wolf ate the Boy's flock

    The wolf made a fine meal of the Boy's flock, and the Boy cried all the way home.

  5. What is the story's moral?

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    Respuesta: Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth

    The story ends by stating this moral directly: nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth.

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