Once there was a liar shepherd who tended his sheep
by the side of a deep forest. To enjoy himself and to be fool the people he
shouted, “Tiger, tiger, please help me.” People would come running to help him.
Then the shepherd would begin to laugh and say that he only played with them.
Being disgusted the people would go back. Though the shepherd was a great liar.
Many a time the shepherd did this trick. He enjoyed himself making fun with
people. The villagers lost their faith in the shepherd. One day a tiger came
and tore him to pieces. This time the shepherd cried out for help, but none
came to help. He tried up the tree but failed. The tiger attacked very swiftly
and killed him. When the people found him as a dead body, they had nothing to
do. I think that sometimes we create tragedy in our life. The same thing
happened in the shepherd’s life. If he didn’t tell a lie shouting ‘Tiger.’
People would come running and perhaps he might avoid the danger. So, we should
not tell a lie even for making fun.
Or,
Punishment of a Liar
Once upon a time, there lived a shepherd boy in a village.
He was a great liar and had a bad habit to tell lies. Every day he
kept a flock of sheep near a forest. In the forest, there lived different beast
animals. One day he made a plan to make fun of the villagers. After some time,
he started shouting, “Wolf! Wolf! Help!” Hearing his shouting the villagers
started rushing to save the boy with sticks, spears, and tools. But they found
no wolf. Seeing the villagers the boy started laughing at them. So, the
villagers became annoyed with him and they returned to their duties. The liar
shepherd made the same fun to the villagers far and between. The villagers
would come forward to protect the boy and return home with annoyance. But one
day a wolf came. The shepherd shouted in his high voice to get escape from the
wolf but the villagers did not extend their helping hand. They did not come to
rescue the boy. The wolf killed all the sheep of the boy and the boy asked for
help again and again but nobody came. They thought he was cheating again with
them. At that time the wolf killed the boy. The poor unfortunate shepherd lost
his life only for telling lies.