The Boy Who Cried Wolf · First words (ages 3-4)
Level “First words” (ages 3-4): one or two short sentences per page, to be read aloud to the child. Our own version of Aesop’s fable: a joking shepherd boy shouts “the wolf is coming!” when it is not true. A story to understand why telling the truth matters.
About “The Boy Who Cried Wolf · First words (ages 3-4)”
- Type
- Story
- Recommended age
- 3-4 years
- Author
- KindiWise
- Duration
- 5 minutes
The story
A little shepherd boy looks after his sheep. “Baa!” they bleat happily.
The boy is very bored. He watches the clouds drift by.
He decides to play a joke. “The wolf is coming!” he shouts.
The villagers rush up very fast. Thump, thump, thump!
There is no wolf. The boy laughs and laughs.
The villagers get angry. “You do not play with that.”
The boy tells the lie again. “Help, the wolf is coming!”
It was a lie again! “We do not believe you any more.”
One day a wolf really comes. “Help, it is true!”
Nobody goes to help him. They think it is another joke.
The wolf gets scared. And he runs away!
Now he tells the truth. Everyone is friends again.
Whoever lies again and again loses everyone’s trust, even when telling the truth.
