The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf by TownsendA SHEPHERD-BOY, who watched a flock of
sheep near a village, brought out the villagers three or
four times by crying out, "Wolf! Wolf!" and
when his neighbors came to help him, laughed at them for
their pains. The Wolf, however, did truly come at last.
The Shepherd-boy, now really alarmed, shouted in an agony
of terror: "Pray, do come and help me; the Wolf is
killing the sheep"; but no one paid any heed to his
cries, nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf, having no
cause of fear, at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the
whole flock. Pe210=Ch318, Cax6.10, L'Es75, Jacobs43, CS44, J2172.1, Type1333 |