The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in a village, which is right next to the forest where the Wolf lived. The boy loved to play mean pranks.

One day, the boy was outside, and he decided to play another mean prank.

“Wolf!” he cried, acting as if it was serious, “The wolf is going to eat me!”

All the people came to where the boy was, carrying stones, sticks, rocks, and other weapons.

“Where is the wolf?” asked a villager holding a bow and arrow.

“The wolf is right there!” said the boy, pointing to the forest.

“I don’t see any wolf.” said the villager.

“Hahahahahaha!” laughed the boy, “I fooled you!”

“Well that’s not nice.” whispered a villager to another villager.

The next day, the boy went to the field next to the forest to play another of his mean pranks.

“Wolf!” he cried, “Help, the wolf is going to eat me!”

All the villagers came rushing to the field, even the mayor, carrying rocks, sticks, and guns.

“Where is the wolf?” asked the mayor, suspiciously.

“Right there.” said the boy.

“I don’t see any wolf.” said the mayor.

“Hahahahahahaha!” laughed the boy, “Fooled you!”

“If you cry ‘Wolf!’ again, we are not coming to listen to your mean pranks.” said the mayor.

All the villagers, and the mayor went away.

The next day, the boy went to the field to play with his new toy that he got for his birthday. Then, spooky, angry, wolf eyes peeked out of the woods.

“That’s only my imagination,” said the boy to himself.

It wasn’t his imagination. It was a real live wolf! The wolf came running out of the woods, chasing the boy.

“WOLF!” cried the boy.

“That’s just one of his stupid pranks.” said a villager to himself.

Nobody came to save the boy. The wolf continued to chase the boy, hungry.

“THIS ISN’T A PRANK!” cried the boy, “THE WOLF IS GOING TO EAT ME!”

Still, nobody came.

Then, the boy’s sister came and shouted:

“WOLF!” and everybody in the village came, and chased the wolf away.

“Why didn’t anybody save me when I cried ‘Wolf’?” asked the boy.

“Because you played pranks. You should only shout ‘WOLF!’ if there really is a wolf. I watched you play those pranks.” said the boy’s sister.

“From now on, I will not play any more mean pranks.” said the boy, “But where is my new toy?”

“Your new toy must have been eaten by the wolf.” said a villager.

The boy started crying about his new toy.

“I just got that toy for my birthday.” he said.

“I will buy you a new toy!” said his sister.

“Thank you!” said the boy.

Everybody in the village cheered.

The End