Question

⚠ Help ⚠ Read the excerpt from "The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf." A Shepherd's Boy was tending his flock near a village, and thought it would be great fun to hoax the villagers by pretending that a Wolf was attacking the sheep: so he shouted out, "Wolf! wolf!" and when the people came running up he laughed at them for their pains. He did this more than once, and every time the villagers found they had been hoaxed, for there was no Wolf at all. At last a Wolf really did come, and the Boy cried, "Wolf! wolf!" as loud as he could: but the people were so used to hearing him call that they took no notice of his cries for help. And so the Wolf had it all his own way, and killed off sheep after sheep at his leisure. Which statement best represents the moral of this fable?

A. With careful planning, it is easy to fool others.
B. A liar will not be believed even when telling the truth.
C. Sometimes it is better to be silent than to speak out.
D. It is important to think carefully before taking action.

Answer 1

The answer is B because it relates to the plot of the fable and the other answers don’t

Answer 2

B. A liar will not be believed even when telling the truth.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the fable "The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf," the protagonist tells a lie several times and makes fun of the villagers, who do not believe him when a wolf actually attacks the sheep. The reason is that the Shepherd's Boy has fooled them so many times that the villagers think he is lying again.

The rest of the alternatives are incorrect because the fable does not involve careful planning or thinking, or speaking out.