The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

A 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.

Moral: There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth.

Reflection:  We shouldn’t take advantage of the trust others had given us. Trust isn’t easily earned, and once lost; it can never be taken back. Just like the shepherd boy, I also had my share of made-up stories. I made up convincing stories and excuses to escape the scolding my parents and my teachers would later on give me. Some of them found out those things weren’t true. The consequences weren’t quite lovely.