THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

Lonely on the evening hillside

the shepherd boy did tend

the villages vulnerable grazing sheep

and thought the night would never end.

With naught to do, nor companion there

he whiled away the night

when to him came a dreadful thought

that caused him such a fright.

Came the thought of a hungry wolf

who might cause him harm

The villagers had instructed him

to sound out an alarm.

Cry wolf they said to the shepherd boy

and to your aid we'll fly.

So bored and lonely he cried wolf twice

each time it was a lie.

Be mindful of these false alarms

the shepherd boy was told

For we may not believe you next

and you will lose the fold.

A wolf so hungry that caution flew

did sneak up on the flock.

Fearing for his life as well

the boy cried out in shock.

Wolf! Wolf! the cry went out

but fell upon deaf ears.

So when the boy cried wolf this time

the villagers felt no fears.

A lie is a lie

and to lie is to be a sinner.

And in the case of the shepherd boy..

well... he became the big wolf's dinner.

So lie not, my friends

not even in jest.

For the shepherd boy cried wolf twice...

and now you know the rest.