Otto's Tales: The Boy Who Cried Wolf | PragerU Kids

foreign welcome to Otto's Tales story time brought to you by prageru kids I'm Jill and today oh hey Otto how are how oh oh there's someone at the door for me oh uh well I guess I should go see who it is thank you uh I'll be right back stay right there hello hello [Music] Otto Otto there wasn't anyone there wasn't anyone at the door [Music] you and your tricks you know today's story is actually all about a little boy who couldn't stop playing tricks uh I hope you're gonna listen to this story Otto let's read the boy who cried wolf once upon a time there was a young Shepherd boy who tended to a large flock of sheep just outside of his village day in and day out he watched his flock in the pasture near the woods the skies and trees were beautiful the sunshine was warm but his duties often proved to be very dull every day was the same the boy with his sheep without anyone else to keep him company he talked to his dog but the dog couldn't talk back so the boy often daydreamed to pass the time one day as the boy was watching his flock his eyes gazed beyond the pasture and into the quiet and Dark Forest and his mind began to wander what would happen if a wolf left out from between the trees and darted towards my flock he imagined it was a terrible thought but the boy started to think about what he would do if such a thing ever happened he then thought of a way to amuse himself on this particularly uneventful day at work the boy suddenly cried out running all the way to the Village as fast as he could no he had not seen a wolf he just thought this to be a funny trick to play on his fellow townspeople you know to pass the time wolf he continued to shout in a false Panic all the way to the road and into the village townsfolk immediately flung open their doors and bolted out of their homes and shops with tools and equipment to fend off this vicious wolf where where his neighbor's eyes searched the area as they sprinted between cottages and markets ready and willing to chase the wolf back into the woods how can we help they shouted to the boy the boy grinned fooled you the boy then started to chuckle so much that he fell to the ground and couldn't contain his laughing the town's people were not amused and returned to their homes and shops to continue with their day the boy returned to his flock of sheep still giddy from all the commotion he'd cost a few days later the boy found himself feeling well bored again so whoa whoa he screeched and he went sprinting into the town again this time wailing even more hysterically than the few days before as expected the good villagers flung open their doors and bolted out of their homes and shops with tools and equipment ready and willing to help the boy chase the wolf back into the forest the boy exploded into wild laughter I can't believe you believed me again the townspeople were immediately and understandably angrier than they were the first time this happened why are you wasting our time we have work to do they demanded the boy just smiled Shrugged and skirted their questions he was quite satisfied with his silly trick again and returned to his flock giggling all the way then a few weeks later just as the sun was setting on the Lush screen pasture and the Sheep were beginning to settle down to rest a wolf left out from between the forest trees and darted towards the boy in his flock woof woof woof the boy cried desperate frightened telling the truth this time but no townspeople flung open their doors no one bolted out of their homes and shops with tools and equipment no one paid any attention to him at all the boy ran through the village trying to warn everyone wolf wolf no one did anything stop playing your tricks he heard someone yell from inside their home the wolf was in fact a real wolf the Sheep scattered in Fright and were lost in all directions and the townspeople stayed in their homes in shops not to be made fools of again and the boy was so terrified that he ran far far away all alone never to be seen again all because he cried wolf too many times before when he shouldn't have the end the moral of this story Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth I mean this boy lied so many times that no one believed him when he was actually telling the truth hey Auto oh Auto no need to apologize you're not a liar you're just a jokester you know your tricks actually make me laugh just remember to always be honest and don't go around crying wolf or scaring anyone for no reason okay okay thank you for watching Otto's Tales check out some of our other stories too keep reading keep watching and always stay honest uh one more time okay just for you laughs you silly bye everybody [Music] we're so glad you joined us for today's reading Otto's Tales is made possible through the generous support of donors like you you can help us keep the stories coming by going to prageru.com donate today