The Boy Who Cried Wolf · Beginner readers (ages 5-6)
Level “Beginner readers” (ages 5-6): slightly longer texts with clear lettering, for children who already read quite well. 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 · Beginner readers (ages 5-6)”
- Type
- Story
- Recommended age
- 5-6 years
- Author
- KindiWise
- Duration
- 5-10 minutes
The story
A shepherd boy looked after the sheep high up on the mountain. It was quiet, boring work, and the boy spent the whole day watching the clouds.
To have some fun, he thought of a joke. He began to shout: “The wolf is coming! Help, the wolf is coming!” The villagers ran up the hill with sticks and hoes.
But there was no wolf there. The shepherd boy laughed out loud. The villagers, very angry, went back to the village telling him: “You do not play with things like this.”
Days went by, and the boy played the joke again: “The wolf is coming!” Once more the villagers ran up, and once more there was nothing. “This is the last time we believe you!” they told him.
And then, one afternoon, a real wolf appeared. “Help, the wolf is coming!” shouted the shepherd boy. But the villagers thought: “It must be another one of his jokes.”
Luckily, the wolf got scared by the noise and went away, but the boy learned his lesson. From then on he always told the truth, and little by little the villagers trusted him again.
Whoever lies again and again loses everyone’s trust, even when telling the truth.
