The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in 7 languages, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
A bored shepherd boy amuses himself by tricking the village into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock — until a real wolf finally shows up.
A Shepherd Boy tended his master's sheep near a dark forest not far from the village.
Seorang Gembala menggembalakan domba-domba tuannya di dekat hutan gelap, tidak jauh dari desa.
Soon he found life in the pasture very dull. All he could do to amuse himself was to talk to his dog or play on his shepherd's pipe.
Tak lama kemudian ia merasa hidup di padang rumput itu sangat membosankan. Yang bisa ia lakukan untuk menghibur diri hanyalah berbicara dengan anjingnya atau meniup seruling gembalanya.
One day he thought of a plan that would give him a little excitement. He ran toward the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!"
Suatu hari ia memikirkan sebuah rencana yang akan memberinya sedikit keseruan. Ia berlari menuju desa sambil berteriak, "Serigala! Serigala!"
The villagers came running with clubs to chase the wolf away. But when they arrived, they found the Boy laughing at them. There was no wolf at all.
Penduduk desa berlarian datang membawa pentungan untuk mengusir serigala. Tetapi ketika mereka tiba, mereka mendapati Anak itu tertawa menertawakan mereka. Tidak ada serigala sama sekali.
A few days later the Shepherd Boy tricked the villagers again, and again they ran to help him, only to be laughed at once more.
Beberapa hari kemudian Gembala itu mengelabui penduduk desa lagi, dan sekali lagi mereka berlari untuk menolongnya, hanya untuk ditertawakan lagi.
Then, one evening, a wolf really did come out from the forest. In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting, "Wolf! Wolf!" But the villagers thought he was tricking them again, and nobody came to help.
Kemudian, pada suatu petang, seekor serigala benar-benar keluar dari hutan. Dalam ketakutan Anak itu berlari menuju desa sambil berteriak, "Serigala! Serigala!" Tetapi penduduk desa mengira ia mengelabui mereka lagi, dan tidak ada yang datang menolong.
The wolf made a fine meal of the Boy's flock, and the Boy cried all the way home.
Serigala itu melahap habis kawanan domba Anak itu, dan Anak itu menangis sepanjang jalan pulang.
Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth.
Tidak ada yang percaya kepada pembohong, bahkan ketika ia sedang berkata jujur sekalipun.
