The lying shepherd

In a small village at the foot of the mountain, a young shepherd named David lived there his job was looking after the villagers sheep. Every morning, David take the sheep to the mountain to eat grass and frolic. Then come back in the evening to the village.
One day, while he was bored, an idea crossed his mind. Why not have a little fun by pranking the villagers? So he started screaming :
"Help! Help me! There is a wolf who wants to devour your sheep! "
On hearing David, the villagers jumped up to rescue him and hunt the wolf. But when they got there they discovered that he was joking.
They got very angry and walked away. A few days later, David pranked the villagers again by screaming :
"Help! Help me! There is a wolf who wants to devour your sheep! "
the villagers run again to the montain to hunt the wolf, where they discovered that it was a lie. So, they called him David the liar.
One day, while the shepherd was in the mountains with his flock, a huge wolf appeared among the rocks and attacked the sheep.
Immediately, David began to shout :
"Help! Help me! There is a wolf who wants to devour your sheep! "
However, this time no one came to rescue him. The villagers thought he was still joking.
As a result, the wolf could devour a sheep and the young man lost his job and the villagers' trust.
Finally, David learned that one should never lie, even jokingly.

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