영어동화 - The Boy Who Cried Wolf (양치기 소년)

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영어동화 - The Boy Who Cried Wolf (양치기 소년)

 There once was a shepherd boy. It was his job to sit

a hillside watching the village sheep.

       One warm spring day, he became very bored. So he

decide to play a trick. He yelled out, "Wolf ! Wolf ! The wolf

is chasing the sheep !"

      The  villagers  came running  to help the boy drive the

wolf away. But when the villagers arrived, there was no wolf.

      The villagers laughed " Ha, ha, tricked you, there is no

wolf."  The villagers were very angry. " Don't cry 'wolf', sh-

epherd boy," said the villagers, " when there's  no  wolf ! "

       A few  days later, the boy  was  bored again.  And  he

thought, "  It  was fun when I cried ' wolf' last  time. I think

I'll do it again."

"Wolf ! Wolf ! The wolf is chasing the sheep ! Please help!"

the shepherd boy cried.

      Again, the villagers ran up the hill to help him drive the

wolf away. When the villagers saw no wolf, they were very

angry. "Save your yelling for when there is really something

wrong ! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is no wolf !"

       But the boy just grinned, and watched them go down the

hill again.  One day, he saw real wolf among his sheep.  He

jumped to his feet, and yelled, "Wolf ! Wolf ! A wolf is chasing

away all the sheep ! Please help !"

       But this time, the villagers thought he was trying to fool

them again, and didn't go up to help him.

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