The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

喊狼来了的男孩

Once upon a time there was a young boy. He lived in a quiet village. All the village people had sheep. The boy’s job was to watch the sheep. He had to protect them from wolves. Looking after the sheep was easy, but it was not fun. “ I am so bored! ” said the boy.

从前有一个小男孩。他住在一个安静的村庄。村里所有的人都有羊。 这个男孩的工作是放羊。他必须保护他们不受狼的伤害。 照看羊很容易，但并不好玩。“我太无聊了！”男孩说。

“ I want to have some adventure and excitement! ” Suddenly the boy had an idea. The boy took a deep breath, opened his mouth wide, and shouted, “ Wolf! Wolf! Help! There’s a wolf! ” The whole village heard the boy’s cry. They stopped what they were doing. Everyone was scared.

“我想要有一些冒险和刺激!” 突然，男孩有了一个主意。男孩深吸一口气，张大嘴巴，喊道：“狼！狼！救命！有狼！” 整个村庄都听到了男孩的哭声。他们停止了他们正在做的事情。每个人都很害怕。

The village people ran to the boy. “ Where is it? Where is the wolf?” said the old man. “ Are the sheep okay?” asked the woman. But there was no wolf. The boy was playing a trick. The village people were angry at the boy.

村里的人跑向男孩。“它在哪里？狼在哪里？”老人说。 “羊还好吗?”女人问。但是没有狼。 那个男孩在恶作剧。村里的人都对这个男孩很生气。

The next day, the boy was watching the sheep again. “ It was so funny yesterday, ” he said. “ I will have some more fun. ” The boy took a deep breath and shouted very loudly, “ Wolf! There’s a big scary wolf! Wolf! ” The boy’s cry was loud and clear. Everyone stopped what they were doing.

第二天，男孩又在看羊。“昨天真有趣，”他说。“我会有更多的乐趣。” 男孩深吸了一口气，大声喊道：“狼！有一只可怕的大狼！狼！” 男孩的哭声响亮而清晰。每个人都停止了他们正在做的事情。

Everyone was scared. They ran to the boy. “ Where is the wolf?” said the old man. But of course there was no wolf. The boy was playing a trick again. “ Don’t cry, ‘Wolf! ’ when there is no wolf! ” they shouted. Later that afternoon, the boy was getting ready to go home.

每个人都很害怕。他们跑向男孩。 “狼在哪儿?”老人说。但是当然没有狼。男孩又在恶作剧了。 “别喊，狼来了!“没有狼!”他们喊道。那天下午晚些时候，男孩正准备回家。