The shepherd boy and the wolf

Rafael Vila De La RosaProfessor: Dr. Jesús LópezEnglish 3102 section 005

Summary  This story is about a boy who was bored. In the village where he lived there was a problem; the wolves appeared and they devoured the sheep. One day, the boy decided to have fun saying a wolf was coming. Every time he shouted "wolf, wolf”, the villagers ran to help him. The child enjoyed seeing the reactions of the people. He spent several days tricking the people. But one day, the wolf actually appeared and the scared child began to shout "wolf, wolf." Hearing his screams, the villagers thought it was a joke and were not available to help him. Unfortunately, this time the wolf killed many of the sheep.  

VocabularyWord Line and Page Definition

1. Exciting Line 1.2 page 349 (adj.) Making you feel happy or interested in something.

2. Fun Line 1.4 page 416 (n) Pleasure amusement, and enjoyment, or an activity that is enjoyable.

3. Bored Line 1.3 page 107 (adj.) Tired and impatient because you do not think something is interesting.

4. Saw (see) Line 2.2 page 915 (v) To notice someone or something, using your eyes.

5.Come Line 2.3 page 190 (v) To arrive at the place where you are.

VocabularyWord Line and page Definition

6. Scare Line 2.3 page 903 (v) To make someone feel frightened.

7. Shouted (shout) Line 3.2 page 938 (v) To say something very loudly.

8. Work Line 4.2 page 1155 (n) Your job or the activities that you do regularly to earn money.

9. Found (find) Line 4.3 page 380 (v) To discover and get something that you have been looking for.

10. Evening Line 6.1 page 344 (n) The end of the day and the early part of the night.

Vocabulary

Word Line and Page Definition

11. Disappeared (disappear)

Line 7.2 page 284 (v) To become impossible to find, or to be lost.

12. Thought (think) Line 1.3 page 1054 (v) To use your mind to decide something, solve problems, have ideas, etc.

13 laughed (laugh) Line 5.3 page 573 (v) To make sound with your voice, usually while smiling, because you think something is funny.

14. heard (hear) Line 6.4 page 475 (v) To know that a sound is being made, using your ears.

15. Killed (kill) Line 7.1 page 562 (v) To make a person or living thing die.

Moral

The moral of the story "The shepherd boy and the wolf" is this:   If you tell lies for fun, eventually people will lose confidence in you. In the case of the child, the result was very serious because it cost his master many of the sheep.