Capa de The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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

Um pastorzinho cuidava do rebanho de seu patrão perto de uma floresta escura, não muito longe da aldeia.

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.

Logo achou a vida no pasto muito monótona. Tudo o que podia fazer para se divertir era conversar com seu cão ou tocar sua 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!"

Um dia, teve a ideia de um plano que lhe daria um pouco de emoção. Correu em direção à aldeia 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.

Os aldeões vieram correndo com porretes para afugentar o lobo. Mas, quando chegaram, encontraram o menino rindo deles. Não havia lobo nenhum.

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.

Poucos dias depois, o pastorzinho enganou os aldeões outra vez, e mais uma vez eles correram para ajudá-lo, apenas para serem ridicularizados de novo.

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.

Então, certa noite, um lobo de verdade saiu da floresta. Apavorado, o menino correu em direção à aldeia gritando: — Lobo! Lobo! Mas os aldeões pensaram que ele estava enganando-os outra vez, e ninguém foi ajudá-lo.

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

O lobo fez um belo banquete com o rebanho do menino, e ele voltou chorando para casa.

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

Ninguém acredita em um mentiroso, mesmo quando ele está dizendo a verdade.

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

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    Resposta: 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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    Resposta: 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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    Resposta: 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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    Resposta: 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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    Resposta: 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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