Lesson 02

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

~Once upon a time there was a boy who had to look after sheep. It was a very boring job, just sitting on the hillside, day after day, watching the sheep eating grass. He tried to think of fun things to do but he couldn’t.
~One day, he was so bored that he thought he would play a trick on the other shepherds. “I know,” he thought, “I’ll pretend that a wolf is coming to eat the sheep.”

~So he stood up and shouted as loud as he could, “Help! Help! There is a wolf and it is going to eat the sheep!” All the other shepherds left their sheep and ran to help the boy.

~ “Where is the wolf?” they asked. The boy could not speak for laughing. At last he said, “There is no wolf. I was just joking.” The other shepherds were very cross. “Don’t make jokes like that,” they said.

~ “I am sorry,” said the boy. The other shepherds went back to look after their sheep and the boy was left to watch his sheep eating the grass. “I’m bored!” he said to himself. “I think I’ll play another trick.”
~So again he stood up and shouted, “Help! Help! There is a wolf and it is going to eat the sheep!” Again the other shepherds left their sheep and ran to help the boy. “Where is the wolf?” they asked again.
~This time the boy was laughing so much he had to sit down. “There is no wolf,” he said. “It is a joke.”
The other shepherds were really angry this time. “You are very bad! You should not tell lies!” they shouted as they went back to their sheep.
~The boy felt very pleased with his jokes. He sat down in the long grass, pulled his hat down over his eyes and had a little rest. Suddenly, he heard a strange sound!
~He looked around and there on the hill behind him was a wolf! A very big wolf! An enormous wolf! It looked at him, and licked its lips! , “Help! Help! There is a wolf and it is going to eat ME!” screamed the boy.

~He shouted and screamed but no one came. “It is just that silly boy playing tricks,” they all thought. The wolf ate the boy and smiled a happy smile. “That will teach him to tell lies!” he said.

Complete the following narrative text with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Then, answer the questions that follow.

~Once upon a time there was a boy who had to look after some ______(1)______.

~One day, he was so ______(2)_____that he thought he would play a trick on the other shepherds.

~So he stood up and ___(3)___ as loud as he could, “Help! Help! There is a wolf and it is ____(4)___to eat the sheep!”

~ The other shepherds were very____(5)___. “Don’t make jokes like that,” they said.

~ Again he stood up and shouted, “Help! Help! There is a wolf and it is going to _____(6)___ the sheep!”

~The other shepherds _____(7)___ really angry this time.

~ Suddenly, the boy heard a strange _____(8)____!

~He ____(9)___around and there on the hill behind him was a wolf!

~ The wolf ate the boy and smiled a happy____(10)___. “That will teach him to tell lies!” he said.

Sheep sound shouted cross smile
Eat were going looked bored