Question

Read this story summary: A young shepherd boy pretends that a wolf is attacking his flock of sheep, forcing the townspeople to run to the pasture to save them. When a wolf really attacks the boy's sheep, the townspeople think he is lying again and refuse to believe him. As a result, the boy loses all of his sheep. What form of writing does the example show? A. Parody B. Metaphor C. Parable D. Allegory

Answer 1

Hello There! Your answer is C, Because a Parable is a story used to teach a lesson or has a moral, this storys moral is not to lie or people may not believe you when things really go bad. Hope this helped! Have a great day!

Answer 2

The answer is C: Parable.

This story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Wolf contains a message with a moral lesson in the line of "a liar is not believed even when he tells the truth". This is a parable, a figure of speech, which uses a short story that expresses an overall point, a moral or spiritual lesson. The word parable comes from the Greek, meaning "comparison." It is an easy way to explain complicate lessons.