Question

Read the excerpt from “The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf.”

A shepherds 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 “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 liar Will not be believed even when telling the truth.”

“With careful planning it is easy to fool others”

“It is important to think carefully before taking action”

“Sometimes it is better to be silent then to speak out

Which one is the answer? Please answer asap!!

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step explanation:

The boy was lying when he was saying that there was a wolf even when there was not one. When there actually was a wolf, nobody believed the boy because he had lied in the past

Answer 2

The answer is “A liar will not be believed even when telling the truth.” The boy was not believed by the others because he has arrays fooled them many times. So when he actually met a wolf the people did not believe him since they thought he was doing what he always did “lying”.