The Boy Who Cried Wolf: Aesop Fable

Aesop's Fables: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Aesop Fable:
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, a favorite E-book tale concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When one actually does appear and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe that it is another false alarm and the sheep are eaten by the wolf.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf is an early Greek story and is credited to Aesop as one of his fables that concludes with an important moral lesson. From it is derived the English idiom "to cry wolf", meaning to give a false alarm.
This version by R.F. Gilmor is written in a lyrical verse with a limerick style that makes for an easy read by the storyteller or young reader. Delightfully clear and simplistic illustrations build the adventure as the story develops for a lovely early reading adventure of a young child.