Read the following Aesop’s fable. There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark
forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. He rushed down towards the village calling out “Wolf, Wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. This pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his help. But shortly after this a Wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out “Wolf, Wolf,” still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal of the boy’s flock. What is the lesson to be learned from this fable? A. You should not lie. B. You should always stay on task. C. It is acceptable to lie if you are just joking. D. You should be upset with people when they do not get your humor. Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
