KIDS QUIZ
FAIRY TALES
Question
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folktale
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legend
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fable
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -’The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ is one of the most famous fables attributed to the classical writer Aesop: it gave us the popular idiom to cry wolf, meaning to raise a false alarm. But although the moral meaning of the fable is fairly clear, the story’s effectiveness as a moral fable is less obvious, as we will explore below.
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: -The phrase ‘Cry Wolf’ is used to indicate that someone is exaggerating or raising a false alarm. Example of Use: “Don’t pay attention to Peter; he’s only crying wolf.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a Classic Fairy Tale About Stewardship & Honesty (Stories With Meaning)