ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
A
Don’t be greedy
B
Work hard and plan ahead
C
Liars will not be believed even if they tell the truth.
D
Playing tricks on people is FUN
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The moral of The boy who cried wolf story is that no one believes a liar even when he is telling the truth. Every child should know this story and shall always remember the moral throughout their lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Boy Who Cried Wolf: analysis The moral of ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ is usually summarised in one sentence: Liars are not believed – even when they speak the truth.

Detailed explanation-4: -THE TRAGEDY He readily thought to call for help from the villagers. Who used to rescue him each time he would call and so as did. But this time unfortunately when the villagers heard the call, they thought that again the boy must be trying to mislead them. Thereby one went to rescue the boy and the wolf killed the boy.

Detailed explanation-5: -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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