In "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" by Mairi Mackinnon, a young shepherd boy is tasked with watching over his flock of sheep. Bored and seeking excitement, he decides to trick the villagers by falsely shouting that a wolf is attacking his sheep. Each time he cries out, the villagers rush to his aid, only to find that there is no wolf. When a real wolf finally appears, the boy cries for help, but this time, the villagers do not believe him. The story highlights the importance of trust and the consequences of lying, teaching valuable lessons about honesty. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Usborne First Reading, Usborne First Reading Level 3 .
There are 47 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Usborne Books .
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This book contains the following story:
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
There was a shepherd boy who liked to tease his fellow farmers by crying wolf when no wolf was there. The farmers would come running to help rescue the sheep, but when they arrived they would be met by the chuckling boy. But once a wolf did come to worry the sheep, and the boy cried out for help. But this time no-one came as the farmers no longer believed him, and the wolf killed all the boy's sheep. The moral of the story is that lying has consequences, and that people who repeatedly tell lies will eventually lose the trust of others. Through the story, readers are meant to learn the importance of honesty and the consequences of deceitful behavior.
This book is in the following series:
Usborne First Reading Level 3
Usborne First Reading
The Usborne Reading Programme is a collection of over 300 reading books, graded in seven levels and covering a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. The First Reading programme covers the first 4 levels. Level 1: Designed to be the first real books a beginner will tackle, with very light support from a parent or teacher. They are 32 pages in length, comprising the main story (up to 150 words) and up to six pages of fun, reading-related puzzles.Level 2: these books stretch the reader a little more than Level One, with more advanced storylines. They are 32 pages in length, comprising character pages or maps, the main story (up to 250 words) and reading-related puzzles.Level 3: these titles encourage the reader to develop reading stamina. Stories include a strong element of repetition, with repeated language to help the reader gain confidence.Level 4: these titles continue to build readers' stamina with stories of up to 750 words. The narrative is more devel
