Practica #1

Aesop's Fables: The Shepherd's Boy

There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest.
It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and
some excitement.
He rushed down towards the village calling out "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came out to meet him, and
some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the boy so much that a few days
afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help.
But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the
boy of course cried out "Wolf, Wolf," still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been
fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help. So
the Wolf made a good meal off the boy's flock, and when the boy complained, the wise man of the village
said: "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth."

Read the story and answer the questions

1. Who is the main character of the story?

The main personal is young Shepherd Boy.

2. What did the shepherd boy use to call out?

The young Shepherd Boy only called out "wolf" two times.

3. Why did the shepherd boy decide to trick the villagers?

Because he felt alone.

4. What did the villagers do when he called out at the beginning?

The villagers came out to see the shepherd boy.

5. What did the villagers do when he called out at the end?

The villagers, seeing that the shepherd boy had already tricked them twice, did not come to
his help.

6. Do you think the shepherd boy will lie again?

I think no.
7. Did the wolf hurt the shepherd boy?
No, he just ate the boy's flock.

8. What happened when the wolf came?

The wolf ate the boy's flock.

9. What did the wise man of the village tell him?

A liar is not believed, even when he tells the truth

10. Is it right to lie? Explain your answer.

It is not okay to lie, because later they will treat you like a liar and when you say
something or have a problem they will not believe you, even if it is true, as happened to
the shepherd boy.