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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
K. Reiter
A shepherd boy sat on the hillside, watching the village sheep day after day. One day, he was bored and decided to amuse himself. So, he called out as loudly as he could, “Wolf! Wolf! There’s a wolf coming after the sheep!”
The village people came sprinting up the steep hill to save the sheep. However, when they arrived, they did not find a wolf. The shepherd boy laughed at the sight of the villager’s angry faces.
The villagers warned the boy, “Don’t cry wolf when there is no wolf!” The villagers climbed back down the hill, still angry about the boy’s lie.
Later that day, the shepherd boy was bored again, so he decided to amuse himself again. He sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is going to eat the sheep.”
Again, the villagers sprinted up the hill to save the sheep. When they arrived, they did not find a wolf. The shepherd boy grinned in delight as the villagers grumbled to themselves.
The villagers warned the boy once again, “Don’t cry wolf when there is no wolf.” They stomped back down the hill.
Later that evening, the shepherd boy was tending the sheep when he noticed a hungry wolf creeping about. He leaped to his feet and sang out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is going to eat the sheep.” He waited for the villagers to come help him save the sheep from the big wolf, but no one came.
The villagers thought the boy was trying to fool them again, so they just sat and listened to his cries. At sunset, the villagers wondered why the boy had not come back down the hill with the sheep. They ventured up the hill only to find the shepherd boy loudly weeping under the tree. He explained that a vicious wolf had appeared and attacked the sheep. He, alone, was not able to save them. The villagers sat in disbelief at what they had heard. They hoped that the shepherd boy had learned a valuable lesson that day.
Question
How does the illustration best contribute to the overall meaning of the text? (Select two.)
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A It shows the boy is left by himself to defend the sheep from the wolf.It shows the boy is left by himself to defend the sheep from the wolf.
B It portrays the wolf as quietly coming up the hill behind the sheep.It portrays the wolf as quietly coming up the hill behind the sheep.
C It illustrates how the shepherd boy tends to the villagers’ sheep.It illustrates how the shepherd boy tends to the villagers’ sheep.
D It portrays the hungry wolf getting ready to attack the sheep.It portrays the hungry wolf getting ready to attack the sheep.
E It illustrates why the villagers decide not to come for the boy’s help.It illustrates why the villagers decide not to come for the boy’s help.
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The two responses that best illustrate how the illustration contributes to the overall meaning of the text are:
A. It shows the boy is left by himself to defend the sheep from the wolf.
D. It portrays the hungry wolf getting ready to attack the sheep.
These choices emphasize the boy's isolation after he has repeatedly deceived the villagers and highlight the imminent danger posed by the wolf, which ties directly into the moral of the story about the consequences of lying.
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