The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities glossaries and a full audio recording of th text in both British English and American English.
The shepherd boy shouts Wolf! when he gets bored. What will happen when a real wolf comes?
A bored young shepherd cries "wolf" in order to trick the townspeople into coming to his aid, but when a wolf really does appear one day, the townspeople ignore his pleas for help.
Adaptation of Aesop's fable about a boy who likes playing jokes, telling everyone a wolf is coming when it is not. Then one day a wolf really does come, but no one will believe the boy.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Other Fables
A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
Tom the shepherd's son plays a prank by falsely claiming a wolf is chasing his sheep, but when a real wolf attacks no one believes his claims.
Presents a collection of thirty-six of Aesop's fables, including "The Cat and the Mouse," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," and "The Vain Crow."
They ll also relate to this timeless narrative, which is as relevant as ever, even in the twenty-first century. A poignant retelling of one of Aesop s most famous fables, this book will be at home in any library.
After falling for the trick twice, the townspeople don't answer when a wolf really does appear! Find the moral to Aesop's fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf