So who was really pulling the wool over whose eyes? The Wolf gets candid about "the boy who cried" in this fractured version of a classic Aesop's fable, delighting readers with his first-person account, while back matter questions encourage discussion about perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original tale.

Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end. SUMMARY: A thoughtless young shepherd tricks the townsfolk into thinking wolves are attacking his flock. He thinks his prank is funny, but what happens if a real wolf comes? Reading becomes a game with this delightful retelling of the classic fable, perfect for children getting ready to read.

A lonely shepherd boy teaches a lesson about telling the truth. Read to find out what happens when a boy who is known to lie finally tells the truth.

Coyote and the other land animals devise a plot to steal fire from Curlew, the keeper of the sky world, and they successfully bring fire to Earth, protecting it against the month-long rain that Curlew sends down to extinguish it.

A family lives in a small village. Everyone in the family must do his or her part to provide for the family. It is the youngest son's job to herd the family's sheep. He must be very careful because a wolf is nearby. But the boy does not believe there is danger. He is bored with his work. He decides to trick his family and cry, "Wolf!" even though the wolf is not there. The family comes to him and is angry that he lies. The boy promises not to lie again, but he does anyway. He loses everyone's trust. When the wolf really arrives, no one believes the boy's cries. Will the boy save himself and the village.

When the shepherd boy is lonely and bored, he cries for help and the townspeople come running. After falling for the trick twice, the townspeople don't answer when a wolf really does appear! Find the moral to Aesop's fable in the easy-to-read, brilliantly illustrated Short Tales Fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 1-4.

Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two

In this Classic Fable in Rhythm and Rhyme, a young shepherd gets bored and plays a joke on his neighbors. But what happens when his joke becomes real? Find out when you sing along to The Boy Who Cried Wolf!

A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running, until the day a wolf is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a word puzzle and reading tips for parents.