The shepherd boy and the wolf

1. The shepherd boy and the wolf Keishla Y. Benítez Ramírez #842-07-0672 Dr. Jesús Lopez INGL 3102 – 005 October 25, 2010

2. Vocabulary • (1.1) Shepherd – keeper of sheeps • (1.3) thought – idea, reflection • (2.1) Master – Boss • (2.2) Near – close • (2.3) Would – wanted • (3.1) Toward – regards • (3.2) Shouted – yell, scream • (3.2) Although – notwithstanding, yet

3. Continued Vocabulary • (4.2) Field – meadow • (4.3) Laughing - quiver • (4.4) Trick – trap • (5.1) Few – some • (5.3) Villagers – small town, local people • (6.1) Evening – dusk • (7.2) Disappeared – leave, go

4. Summary Once upon a time there was a boy who worked as a shepherd to his master. The master had given orders that if saw a wolf, let him know that he and the villagers would help. Increasingly, the work became more boring, then the shepherd boy comes up yelling "wolf, wolf" as a joke to see how the villagers, along with his master, came running to help, but really the wolf was not real . When the villagers and the master came, they saw the shepherd boy laughing and mocking them, that's when they realized that it was just a lie. After several days the shepherd boy comes up and do the same joke, as before they all ran to help and saw the child again mocking them. At night he saw a real wolf, the shepherd boy scared runs into the village to tell everybody, but nobody believed him, leading to the wolf finally ate a lot of sheep.

5. Moral No lie, a white lie can sometimes cause the worst damage.