Liar Shepherd
Once upon a time, there lived a shepherd in a village that time to time untrue cried: Help, Help, There’s a wolf here. Wolf. Wolf.
The people ran toward him to save him and his herd from the wolf attack.
When the people reached him, they saw no wolf was there and the shepherd was laughing at them.
The people understand that he lied again.
One day, really a wolf attacked the shepherd and his herd.
Shepherd shouted for help. People thought he was lying again and avoid going for help.
Nobody helped him. Liar shepherd left alone and wolf ripped out his sheep.
This story is taken from Farsi Literature book of grade two of Iranian primary schools
Translated by Morteza Tabatabaee
January 2004