Wolf! Wolf!

Wolf! Wolf!

  

   In the forest which was near a village in India, there were many wolves and other animals. The wolves often came out of the forest and killed the sheep in the field.

   The men who lived in the village tried to kill all the wolves. Whenever they heard that there was a wolf in the fields they came to the place to kill it.

   Now one of the shepherds was only a boy. This boy, who was rather lazy, liked to waste as much time as he could. He gave his master and the village people much trouble.

   One day he suddenly shouted, "Wolf! Wolf!" several times.

   When the men heard  the boy's shouts they left their work and ran into the field with sticks and knives.

  "Where is the wolf which is troubling your sheep?" they asked.

   But the bad boy only laughed and said, "There is no wolf, you are just wasting your time."

   He thought this an excellent game, so he played it several times.

   Finally the villagers said, "We  won't go any more."

   One day they heard the boy cry "Wolf! Wolf! a wolf is eating my sheep," but they did not leave their work to go and save the sheep.

   They said, "We don't believe him. It is only another of his games."

   This time, however, the boy was telling the truth

   There really was a wolf and the wolf killed all his sheep.

EXERCISES

Answer these questions:

1.   Where do we generally finds wolves?

2.   What do wolves do to sheep?

3.   What did the boy-shepherd like to do?

4.   Why did the people of the village not like the boy?

5.   What did the men do whenever they heard that there was a wolf in the field?

6.   What did they take with them?

7.   What did the boy do when the men came to help him?

8.   What did the men say in the end?

9.   Why did the men not help the boy when he called them?

10. What di the wolf do to his sheep?

EXERCISES

Are you agree or disagree?

1.   I am a hundred years old.
2.   Mice kill cats.
3.   A couch is longer than a chair.
4.   Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
5.   Chess is an easy game to learn.
6.   We keep our handkerchiefs in our pockets.
7.   12 A.M. is midnight.
8.   We play football with eggs.
9.   Girls are cleverer tha boys.
10. Our tongues are generally yellow.
11. Autumn comes between Summer and Winter.
12. A boy who waste his time is an excellent pupil.