25. Story: Once a Liar, Always a Liar, The Boy who Cried Wolf, (9th/1st Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad

 

Moral Story No: 25

Once a Liar, Always a Liar

The Boy who Cried "Wolf"

There lived a shepherd boy in a village near a pasture. He collected sheep and goats belonging to the villagers and took them to the pasture to graze. This went on for quite a long time. All the villagers were well satisfied with the boy as he fended the flock carefully. Now everyone trusted the boy. By now, he had grown up into a fine lad...

One fine morning, when he was busy looking after the animals, it came to his mind to make fun of the villagers. So he climbed up the top of a mount nearby and cried aloud, "Wolf! Wolf!" The villagers rushed to the pasture to save the boy and the flock. They came armed with sticks. When they saw the boy, they asked him where the wolf was. The boy began to laugh. Everyone was angry with the silly boy and went back grumbling.

One day, the boy again did the same mischief and the people of the village were highly displeased with him. They went back to the village but this time, they were so unhappy that they decided not to trust him in future.

After sometime, a wolf really came. The boy cried, "Wolf, wolf” many times at the top of his voice. The villagers heard his cries but they thought that he was again joking. No one came to help him. The wolf not only killed some sheep and goats, but also the boy.

After two days, when the boy did not come to the village, the villagers came to the pasture to search him. But they were shocked to see the dead body of the boy and many dead sheep and goats. All the villagers felt sorry for their behaniour and all the more liar of the boy.

Moral: Once a Liar, always a Liar.

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