伊索寓言：說謊的放羊娃 The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf

The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf

　說謊的放羊娃

A SHEPHERD-BOY， who watched a flock of sheep near a village， brought out the villagers three or four times by crying out， “Wolf！ Wolf！” and when his neighbors came to help him， laughed at them for their pains. The Wolf， however， did truly come at last. The Shepherd-boy， now really alarmed， shouted in an agony of terror： “Pray， do come and help me； the Wolf is killing the sheep”； but no one paid any heed to his cries， nor rendered any assistance. The Wolf， having no cause of fear， at his leisure lacerated or destroyed the whole flock.

有個放羊娃趕著他的羊群到村外很遠的地方去放牧。他老是喜歡說謊，開玩笑，時常大聲向村里人呼救，謊稱有狼來襲擊他的羊群。開始兩三回，村里人都驚慌得立刻跑來，被他嘲笑后，沒趣地走了回去。后來，有一天，狼真的來了，竄入羊群，大肆咬殺。牧羊娃對著村里拚命呼喊救命，村里人卻認為他又在像往常一樣說謊，開玩笑，沒有人再理他。結果，他的羊群全被狼吃掉了。

There is no believing a liar， even when he speaks the truth.

這個故事帶出的啟示就是：那些常常說謊話的人，即使再說真話也無人相信。