There once was a shepherd boy in a village who looked after the sheep. The child loved to play practical jokes on the people and was exceedingly mischievous. He chose to pull a practical joke one day and yell, "Wolf! Wolf! The sheep are being pursued by the wolf!"


When they heard him, the villagers hurried to assist. However, the child mocked them when they arrived and discovered that there was no wolf. The peasants furiously remarked, "You shouldn't play tricks like that," and returned to their work.


Wolf! Wolf! The youngster cried out again the following day. The sheep are being pursued by the wolf!" Once more, the villagers rushed to assist, but the wolf had disappeared. The child enjoyed his trick and laughed at them once more.


A actual wolf entered the field a few days later. The young lad exclaimed, "Wolf! Wolf! The sheep are being pursued by the wolf!" However, the villagers believed he was pulling a prank this time, and nobody showed up to assist. The child watched helplessly as his flock was decimated by the wolf's onslaught on the sheep.

That day, the boy acquired a difficult lesson. He returned to the village and reported the incident to the locals. They were saying, "We will not believe you when you lie, even if you are telling the truth."

Story's Lesson: Even when a liar says the truth, they are not taken seriously.