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Once up a time, there was a mischievous young boy who was given the task of tending a herd of sheep on a hillside near a village.
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
One day he came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea.
He climbed to the top of a tree and shouted toward the village: 'Wolf! Wolf! Help me please!'
mischievous = 淘气的
a herd of sheep = 一群羊
amuse oneself = 自娱自乐，消遣
come up with = 提出，想出
climb tree = 爬树
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When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
Of course, when they got there, there was no wolf to be seen, and the boy, who was still in the tree, was laughing.
The sheep were grazing peacefully. Annoyed, the villagers returned to the village and back to their normal activities.
cry for help = 大声求救
rescue = 营救
chase away = 赶走
graze = （牛、羊等）吃草
graze peacefully = 安静地吃草
annoyed = 生气的，恼怒的
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A few days later, the boy grew bored again, and played the same trick on the villagers.
This time the villagers were furious at the boy. That night he was punished by his mother for his bad behavior.
grow bored = 感到厌烦，感到无聊
play trick on sb. = 开某人的玩笑；捉弄某人
be furious at sb. = 对某人感到恼怒
be punished by = 被……惩罚了
bad behavior = 不良行为
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For a while after that, life went on as normal and the boy behaved, he didn't want to be punished again.
Then, one afternoon while he was tending the sheep, he noticed that the sheeps were bleating and nervous.
He didn't know what was causing their strange behavior, so he climbed a tree to see if he could determine what was going on.
What he saw from a tree was a frightening sight, a big, hairy wolf chasing after the sheep, Terrified, he screamed for help:'Wolf! Wolf! There's a wolf chasing the sheep!'
life went on as normal = 生活照常继续
behave = 守规矩，规矩地行事
tend the sheep = 放羊
bleat = 咩咩地叫
frightening sight = 可怕的一幕
terrified = 感到恐惧的，受惊吓的
scream for help = 大声喊救命
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This time, when the villagers heard his cries for help, they were convinced that it was another one of his pranks.
Nobody believed that there was really a wolf, so they ignored his frantic calls for help.
The wolf, having nothing to fear, feasted on several of the sheep and then slipped back into the forest.
prank = 恶作剧，开玩笑
ignore = 忽略，不理睬
frantic = 发狂似的
call for help = 呼救，求助
feast on = 尽情享受
Exercises
Questions:
1. What's the moral of this story?
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
2. How did the villagers feel the first time the boy fooled them?
They were annoyed.
3. To be annoyed means to be upset.
4. To cry for help means call out in a loud voice for help.
Please tap the first correct sentence to appear:
1. Where does the first say, how the boy amused himself?
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
2. How did the sheep behave when the wolf first approached?
Then, one afternoon while he was tending the sheep, he noticed that the sheeps were bleating and nervous.
Fill in the blanks:
1. When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
2. Once up a time, there was a mischievous young boy who was given the task of tending a herd of sheep on a hillside near a village.
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
One day he came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea.
He climbed to the top of a tree and shouted toward the village: 'Wolf! Wolf! Help me please!'
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
(2) Of course, when they got there, there was no wolf to be seen, and the boy, who was still in the tree, was laughing.
(3) The sheep were grazing peacefully.
(4) Annoyed, the villagers returned to the village and back to their normal activities.
Correct Order: (1) (2) (3) (4)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. He didn't want to be punished again.
2. That night he was punished by his mother for his bad behavior.
3. Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
4. Nobody believed that there was really a wolf, so they ignored his frantic calls for help.
5. The wolf, having nothing to fear, feasted on several of the sheep and then slipped back into the forest.