shepherd boy sat on a hill watching the village sheep

牧童每天坐在山丘上放羊。

his job was to make sure nothing bad happened to the sheep

他的工作是確保羊群不發生任何壞事。

one afternoon the boy decided to play a trick on the villagers

一天下午，這個男孩決定對村民們惡作劇。

"Wolf! Wolf! he cried. "Theres a wolf chasing the sheep!"

"狼！狼！"他喊著。"有一隻狼在追羊！"

The villagers raced up the hill to chase the wolf away

村民們飛快地跑上山來趕走那隻狼。

but there was no wolf in sight

但那裡沒有狼。

"don't cry wolf when there is no wolf!" they warned the boy

"不要在沒有狼的時候喊狼來了！"他們警告男孩。

the boy was surprised his trick worked so well

男孩沒想到自己的惡作劇這麼成功。

"I can't believe he played a trick like that"

"我不敢相信他做了這樣的惡作劇。"

the villagers grumbled as they stormed down the hill

村民們一邊抱怨著一邊下山。

the next day the boy tried his trick again

第二天，男孩又故技重施。

Wolf Wolf! He called out. Theres a wolf

狼！狼！他叫道。有一隻狼

chasing the sheep!

在追趕羊群！

the villagers came running and again found

村民們跑來，又發現

no wolf. "Dont do this again!" They scolded

沒有狼。"不要再這樣做了！"他們罵道。

"Only cry wolf when there actually is a wolf!"

"只有在真正有狼的時候才喊狼來了！"

A few hours later, the boy noticed something out of the corner of his eye

幾個小時後，男孩眼角餘光發現了一些東西。

A wolf was sneaking up behind the sheep

狼在羊群后面偷偷摸摸地走來走去。

"Wolf, Wolf!" he cried in a panic

"狼，狼！"他驚慌失措地喊了起來。

No one came. "Wolf, Wolf!"

但沒有人來。"狼，狼！"

He cried again, "Please help! Theres a wolf chasing the sheep!"

他又喊了，"請幫幫我！有一隻狼在追羊！"

Still no one came.

還是沒有人來。

At sunset, the boy did not return the sheep to the village as he normally did

日落時分，男孩沒有像往常一樣將羊群趕回村裡。

the villagers went up the hill to check on the sheep

村民上山查看羊群。

they found the boy but no sheep

他們找到了男孩，但沒有找到羊。

A wolf was here, it chased the sheep away

狼來了，它把羊趕走了。

"Why didn't you come to help me?" he cried. "You tricked us twice when there was no wolf"

"為什麼不來幫我？"他哭著說。"因為你在沒有狼的時候騙了我們兩次"

"we thought you were tricking us again" said the villagers

"我們還以為你又在耍我們呢"村民們說。

"I shouldn't have cried wolf when there was no wold" said the boy

"我不應該在沒有狼的時候喊狼來了"男孩說。

I'm sorry for my tricks

"我對我的惡作劇抱歉"

an old man comforted the boy. "If you tell too many lies,

一個老人安慰男孩。 "如果你說了太多的謊，

no one will believe you when you tell the truth" he said.

那當你說出真相時，就沒有人會相信你"他說。

The end.

結束。