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Once up a time, there was a mischievous young boy who was given the task of tending a herd of sheep on a hillside near a village.
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
One day he came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea.
He climbed to the top of a tree and shouted toward the village: 'Wolf! Wolf! Help me please!'
mischievous = 淘氣的
a herd of sheep = 一群羊
amuse oneself = 自?shī)首詷?lè)软吐，消遣
come up with = 提出魄咕，想出
climb tree = 爬樹(shù)
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When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
Of course, when they got there, there was no wolf to be seen, and the boy, who was still in the tree, was laughing.
The sheep were grazing peacefully. Annoyed, the villagers returned to the village and back to their normal activities.
cry for help = 大聲求救
rescue = 營(yíng)救
chase away = 趕走
graze = （牛、羊等）吃草
graze peacefully = 安靜地吃草
annoyed = 生氣的尤误，惱怒的
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A few days later, the boy grew bored again, and played the same trick on the villagers.
This time the villagers were furious at the boy. That night he was punished by his mother for his bad behavior.
grow bored = 感到厭煩，感到無(wú)聊
play trick on sb. = 開(kāi)某人的玩笑结缚；捉弄某人
be furious at sb. = 對(duì)某人感到惱怒
be punished by = 被……懲罰了
bad behavior = 不良行為
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For a while after that, life went on as normal and the boy behaved, he didn't want to be punished again.
Then, one afternoon while he was tending the sheep, he noticed that the sheeps were bleating and nervous.
He didn't know what was causing their strange behavior, so he climbed a tree to see if he could determine what was going on.
What he saw from a tree was a frightening sight, a big, hairy wolf chasing after the sheep, Terrified, he screamed for help:'Wolf! Wolf! There's a wolf chasing the sheep!'
life went on as normal = 生活照常繼續(xù)
behave = 守規(guī)矩损晤，規(guī)矩地行事
tend the sheep = 放羊
bleat = 咩咩地叫
frightening sight = 可怕的一幕
terrified = 感到恐懼的，受驚嚇的
scream for help = 大聲喊救命
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This time, when the villagers heard his cries for help, they were convinced that it was another one of his pranks.
Nobody believed that there was really a wolf, so they ignored his frantic calls for help.
The wolf, having nothing to fear, feasted on several of the sheep and then slipped back into the forest.
prank = 惡作劇红竭，開(kāi)玩笑
ignore = 忽略尤勋，不理睬
frantic = 發(fā)狂似的
call for help = 呼救，求助
feast on = 盡情享受
Exercises
Questions:
1. What's the moral of this story?
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
2. How did the villagers feel the first time the boy fooled them?
They were annoyed.
3. To be annoyed means to be upset.
4. To cry for help means call out in a loud voice for help.
Please tap the first correct sentence to appear:
1. Where does the first say, how the boy amused himself?
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
2. How did the sheep behave when the wolf first approached?
Then, one afternoon while he was tending the sheep, he noticed that the sheeps were bleating and nervous.
Fill in the blanks:
1. When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
2. Once up a time, there was a mischievous young boy who was given the task of tending a herd of sheep on a hillside near a village.
The boy grew tired and bored while watching the sheep, so he found ways to amuse himself, such as climbing trees or chasing sheep.
One day he came up with what he thought was a brilliant idea.
He climbed to the top of a tree and shouted toward the village: 'Wolf! Wolf! Help me please!'
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) When the villagers heard his cries for help, they rushed up the hill to rescue him and chase the wolf away.
(2) Of course, when they got there, there was no wolf to be seen, and the boy, who was still in the tree, was laughing.
(3) The sheep were grazing peacefully.
(4) Annoyed, the villagers returned to the village and back to their normal activities.
Correct Order: (1) (2) (3) (4)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. He didn't want to be punished again.
2. That night he was punished by his mother for his bad behavior.
3. Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth.
4. Nobody believed that there was really a wolf, so they ignored his frantic calls for help.
5. The wolf, having nothing to fear, feasted on several of the sheep and then slipped back into the forest.
