The Boy Who Cried Wolf Analysis

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf is about shepherd boy. While watching the sheep, he gets bored and called out to the village for help claiming he saw a wolf. The villagers rush to help him but go home annoyed when they find out there was never a wolf. Later that day the boy gets bored and calls for help again. This time the villagers think he might really be in trouble so they go to help again. The boy laughs at them telling them it was just a joke and they all leave. After the villagers are gone, a wolf comes out of the forest. Now when the boy calls for help everyone ignores him. They think he is just playing another prank. That night when the boy does not come home the villagers go to see what happened to him. Most of the sheep are gone and they

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