Once in a small village, a shepherd boy tended to his flock of sheep on a hill. He found his days boring and decided to amuse himself by playing a trick on the villagers. “Wolf! Wolf!” he cried. The villagers, hearing his cries, rushed to his aid, only to find there was no wolf. The boy laughed at their expense.
A few days later, he grew bored again and repeated his trick. “Wolf! Wolf!” he shouted. Again, the villagers came running, only to be fooled once more. They were angry, warning the boy not to lie.
One day, a real wolf appeared on the hill. Terrified, the boy cried out, “Wolf! Wolf!” But this time, the villagers, thinking it was another false alarm, ignored his cries. The wolf attacked the flock, and the boy could do nothing but watch as his sheep scattered and were killed.
The boy returned to the village with tears in his eyes and told the villagers about the wolf. The wise elder shook his head and said, “No one believes a liar, even when he tells the truth.”
The boy learned a valuable lesson that day about the importance of honesty and the consequences of lying.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words based on the story. Answers are at the end.
1. In a small ________, a shepherd boy lived.
2. The boy tended to his flock of sheep on a ________.
3. One day, he decided to play a ________ on the villagers.
4. He cried out, "________! ________!"
5. The villagers came running to his ________.
6. The first time, there was no ________.
7. A few days later, the boy repeated the same ________.
8. When a real wolf appeared, the boy cried out for ________.
9. The villagers thought it was another ________.
10. The boy learned the importance of ________ and the consequences of lying.
Answers:
1. village, 2. hill, 3. trick, 4. Wolf! Wolf!, 5. aid, 6. wolf, 7. trick, 8. help, 9. lie, 10. honesty
Match the items in Column A with their correct descriptions in Column B.
