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Oct 2020
21m 37s

The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Beginner)

ARIEL GOODBODY
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Every day, Lyman looks after the sheep in the field. George comes to annoy him, and Lyman wants George to leave. So he says that there is a wolf, and George runs away. The hunters come, but really there is no wolf. But one day, a wolf does come, and nobody will believe Lyman...

Today's story is The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cried for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Drama. New Vocabulary: Wolf, Shepherd, Hunter, Fight, Stupid, Annoy, Shut up, Run away, Lie, Turn around. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 970. Author: Fairy Tales.

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