ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A boy always lies to towns people, telling them that wolves are coming. One day, the boy sees a real wolf but no one believes him. What is the moral of this story?
A
Don’t look for wolves
B
You should never lie
C
Don’t tell anyone if you see a wolf
D
There is no moral
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The moral of the story is: There is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth. The Shepherd’s Boy and the Wolf is one of the famous Aesop’s Fables.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a wolf actually does appear, the villagers do not believe the boy’s cries for help, and the flock is destroyed. The moral of the story is that liars will not be rewarded; even if they tell the truth, no one believes them.

Detailed explanation-3: -No one came to his help. The wolf killed him and his sheep also. ADVERTISEMENTS: Moral: Once a liar, always a liar.

Detailed explanation-4: -This story is about a wolf who is always hungry. He always dreamt of eating some delicious meat and kept his eye on the flock of sheep and plans to eat them one by one. But one should never do bad to anyone or hurt anyone because, in the end, bad happens with the bad, and no evil can ever go unpunished.

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