Let's star the week with a great idiom which also comes with a story.
Once upon a time there was a shepherd boy who was bored of just watching the village sheep. He decided to do something funny to amuse himself, so, he took breath and cried 'Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!' and the villagers came running up the hill to help the boy chase away the wolf. But once they arrived, they found no wolf. The boy was laughing at the sight of their angry faces.
'Don't cry wolf' if there is NO wolf!' The villagers told the boy off, but he just grinned and laugh.
He did the same every morning for two days.
The third day, a real wolf came by and alarmed the boy sang out as loudly as he could 'WOLF! WOLF!' however, no one came. The villagers thought he was fooling them again and so they didn't come.
Later on, everyone wondered why he hadn't returned to the village and they went up the hill to find the boy. He was weeping behind a rock. 'There really was a wolf today' he said.
As they walked back to the village an old man tried to comfort him saying 'Nobody believes a liar... even when he is telling the truth'.
So, can you guess the meaning of today's idiom?
That's right! Exagerate, lie or simply ask for help when you don't truly need it.
If you want to show this idiom to children or you want them to know it by heart, there's a video in youtube telling the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWktweAZb0 Even adults have enjoyed it!
Have a jolly week!
BP
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