THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF!

Once upon a time there lived a little boy. His name was
Bill. Bill didnt live in town. He lived in the country, and looked after
sheep. He was not a very good boy. He often fell asleep watching
the sheep, and he also told lies.
The people who lived there often said, That boy will
come to a bad end. One day Bill wanted to play a practical joke on the people. He ran down
the hill and cried, Wolf! Wolf! Help! Come quickly! Wolf! All the people ran very fast to
him as they wanted to safe him. But when the people ran up to the boy they saw no wolf. It
heard you and ran away, the boy said. The people went away. Bill
began to laugh. How funny people are! How silly they are! They are
not clever at all. Three weeks later he wanted to play the same trick
again. Wolf! Wolf! he cried. Help! Come quickly! Wolf! Many people
ran to the hill as fast as they could, but again there was no wolf. This
time the boy laughed at them. Ha ha. There was no wolf, he said.
What a good joke! Dont you think so? The people became very angry. Lies are not jokes
they said, and went back home.
Two days later the weather was sunny and warm. The boy was sleeping
in the afternoon sun. Suddenly he woke up. He saw a big dark animal.
The animal ran to the sheep and grabbed one. Wolf! cried the boy.
Wolf! Help! Come quickly! Wolf! But nobody came to save the boy this
time. The wolf heard and said: I like sheep, but
a little boy will taste better. Ill have a real
diner tonight! When the boy didnt return home that night the
people went to look for him. But they never found him and nobody
saw him again.


ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1) Did the boy work well? Prove your answer.



2) What joke did he play on the people? Why did he do it?



3) Why do you think all the people came to help him first time?



4) Did they all come the second time?


5) Why did nobody come when the boy really saw a wolf?


6) What happened to the boy?



7) What do you think the people said when they couldnt find Bill?



8) Do you sometimes tell lies? What is the result?



WHICH IS THE BEST MORAL OF THE STORY? WHY DO YOU THINK SO?
a) Its not good to sleep at work.
b) If you play tricks on people, they wont help you later.
c) If you tell too many lies, people wont believe you.








SPANISH VERSION
EL PASTOR MENTIROSO (Pedro y el lobo)
rase una vez un pequeo pastor que se pasaba la mayor parte de su tiempo cuidando
sus ovejas y, como muchas veces se aburria mientras las vea pastar, pensaba cosas
que hacer para divertirse.
Un da, decidi que sera buena idea divertirse a costa de la gente del pueblo que haba
por all cerca. Se acerc y empez a gritar:
- Socorro! El lobo! Que viene el lobo!
La gente del pueblo cogi lo que tena a mano y corriendo fueron a auxiliar al pobre pastorcito que
peda auxilio, pero cuando llegaron, descubrieron que todo haba sido una broma pesada del pastor. Y
se enfadaron.

Cuando se haban ido, al pastor le hizo tanta gracia la broma que pens
en repetirla. Y cuando vi a la gente suficientemente lejos, volvi a
gritar:
- Socorro! El lobo! Que viene el lobo!
Las gentes del pueblo, en volverlo a or, empez a correr otra vez
pensando que esta vez si que se haba presentado el lobo, y realmente
les estaba pidiendo ayuda. Pero al llegar donde estaba el pastor, se lo
encontraron por los suelos, riendo de ver como los aldeanos haban
vuelto a auxiliarlo. Esta vez los aldeanos se enfadaron an ms, y se marcharon terriblemente
enojados.
A la maana siguiente, el pastor volvi a pastar con sus ovejas en el mismo campo. An rea cuando
recordaba correr a los aldeanos. Pero no cont que, ese mismo da, si vi acercarse el lobo. El miedo
le invadi el cuerpo y, al ver que se acercaba cada vez ms, empez a gritar:
- Socorro! El lobo! Que viene el lobo! Se va a comer todas mis ovejas! Auxilio!
Pero esta vez los aldeanos, habiendo aprendido la leccin el da anterior, hicieron odos sordos.

El pastorcillo vi como el lobo se abalanzaba sobre sus ovejas, y chill cada vez ms desesperado:
- Socorro! El lobo! El lobo! - pero los aldeanos continuaron sin hacer caso.
Es as, como el pastorcillo vi como el lobo se coma unas cuantas ovejas y se llevaba otras para la
cena, sin poder hacer nada. Y se arrepinti en lo ms profundo de la broma que hizo el da anterior.
Link to watch a video version Enlace para ver una versin en vdeo.
Fill in the chart with ticks (:
Adjectives Bill (Pedro) Wolf (lobo) People (gente)
dangerous
ingenuous
joker
fierce
angry, bad-tempered
liar

Say if these morals are true or false:
A) A liar is never believed, not even when he may actually be telling the truth. _____
B) The more you lie, the more friends you have. _____

Do you think Bills attitude is correct?
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What happens to him for not telling the truth?
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What would Bill have to do if he wants people to believe him again1?
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Have you ever behaved as Bill did in the tale? How did you feel?
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