BR 1-08: The Boy who cried Wolf (Mairi Mackinnon, 2008)

"Why didn't you believe me?"

Sam lived in a little village in the mountains. He took the sheep from the village, and climb the hill to a grassy meadow everyday. Everyday was the same, so he was so bored! Sam thought, "Nobody ever comes up here. Nothing ever happens." One day, he had an idea. "I could make something happen!" He ran down the hill to the village. "Help! A wolf has come out of the forest!" Everyone ran up the hill with him. Puffing and panting, they reached the meadow. However, there were no wolf. The villagers were angry, but Sam just laughed. 

A few days later, a week later, he repeated the same thing. The villages thought, "Sam is liar", so everyone didn't believe him.

A few days later, a wolf DID come out of the forest! Sam was terrified. He ran down to the village as fast as he could! Sam said, "I promise you, there's a wolf! Please help!" However, nobody believed him. In the end, Sam had to go back up the hill all alone. His sheep were killed by the wolf. Finally, the villagers came to find him. Sam said, "Why didn't you believe me?" The villagers said, "You always told lies before."

Sam told, "I've learned my lesson. Never again."

Lie is not good. We have to be honest.

I thought lying is so bad. By lying, people become unhappy.

[232 words]

Reference

Mackinnon, Mairi (2008). "The Boy who cried Wolf". London, England: Usborne Publishing Ltd.