Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SHEPHERD-BOY AND THE WOLF, by AESOP


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THE SHEPHERD-BOY AND THE WOLF, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A shepherd-boy beside a stream
Last Line: Even when the liar speaks the truth
Subject(s): Shepherds & Shepherdesses


A SHEPHERD-BOY beside a stream
"The Wolf, the Wolf," was wont to scream,
And when the Villagers appeared,
He'd laugh and call them silly-eared.
A Wolf at last came down the steep—
"The Wolf, the Wolf—my legs, my sheep!"
The creature had a jolly feast,
Quite undisturbed, on boy and beast.

For none believes the liar, forsooth,
Even when the liar speaks the truth





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