Long, long ago, there was a boy who lived in a small village. He had many sheep. Every day he had to take the sheep to the hill and looked after them.
It’s so boring. “Mmm, I have an idea.” He climbed up to the hill. “Help, help, the wolf is coming. Help!” He shouted so loudly. The farmers working on the fields heard him. “Oh, my goodness, the wolf is coming. We need to go and help him.” They stopped working and ran fast to the hill.
“Are you all right, little boy? Where is the wolf?”
“Hahaha, I was kidding. There was no wolf. You were all fooled.”
“How can you tell such a lie?” They were so angry with him. Then they walked back to the field.
The next day, the boy did it again. He shouted. “Help, help! The wolf is really coming this time, Help!” The farmers heard him shouting again. One farmer said to another. “Is it true this time? Should we go and help him?” The other farmer said. “I don’t know, but what if it is true? Let’s go and find out and help him.”
They stopped working and ran fast to the hill. They were so tired. “Are you all right, little boy? Where is the wolf?”
“Hahaha! There is no wolf. You are fooled again.” The boy couldn’t stop laughing.
“How dare you tell such a lie?” They were very angry with him this time.
On the third day, when the boy was sitting on the hill, looking at his sheep, a big wolf came. “Oh, help, help, help, the wolf, the wolf is really here. Help!” This time everyone heard him. But they said to each other. “We all know it is a lie. There is no wolf. There is no danger.”
“Help, help. The wolf is here. Help me!” No one came to help him and the wolf ate all the sheep.
58. Where did the boy look after the sheep every day?
A.On the hill. | B.On the field. | C.On the farm. | D.In the school. |
59. How did the farmers feel when they knew it was a joke?
A.Interesting. | B.Tired. | C.Angry. | D.Boring. |
60. What did the farmers do when they heard the boy’s crying the next day?
A.They went on working. | B.They went to help him again. |
C.They all smiled at the boy. | D.They tried to kill the wolf. |
61. What can we learn from the story?
A.We should love animals. | B.We should help each other. |
C.We should work hard. | D.We should not tell lies to others. |