Aesop BBC的伊索寓言40故事40 the_boy_who_cried_wolf.pdf简介：
40. THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLFBy Rob JohnA young boy got a job with a shep-herd. Just keep your eyes open and look out for wolves said the shep- herd. Wolves always try to eat my sheep. If you see one, ring this bell and shout out Wolf..! Wolf..! Then well come running with our guns. Can you do that, boy? Dont you worry Mr Shepherd, said the boy. Your sheep are safe with me.The boy took the sheep up into the hills and sat down with his bell. Dont worry sheep, he said. Im here now. Im in charge. Youll be safe with me. All morning the boy sat in the grass looking for wolves. I expect theyre hiding, he said to the sheep. That night the boy took the sheep back to the village. The shepherd counted his sheep and was very pleased. Well done, he said. All safe. Same again tomorrow? Yes sir! said the boy. The next day was exactly the same as the first day. The boy took the sheep to the hills and sat down with his bell looking for wolves. There werent any. The boy noticed that the day felt very long. There was no-one to talk toexcept sheepand the sheep never talked backthey just ate grassall dayBy the fifth day the boy was very bored with his job. He looked up at the mountains. Not a wolf in sight. He looked down at the bell and he thought: Maybe I could just pre- tend theres a wolf.So he picked up his bell and rang it, shouting Wolfwolfhurrycome quicklytheres a big old wolf coming!Soon he could hear the sound of men running up the hill. Where is it? said the shepherd. Gone, said the boy.1He just ran off. Well done boy, said the shepherd. You saved my sheep. The other men all patted the boy on the head and said how brave hed been and what a good job hed done. The boy felt so proud and pleased with him- self that he almost forgot that hed made the whole thing up. A few days later he was bored again. The only good day I had in this job was when I pretended there was 展开>>

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