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The Boy Who Cried Wolf - An Aesop Fable
There once was a boy who kept watch over the village sheep. He would often
become bored and to amuse himself, he would call out, "Wolf! Wolf," although there
was no wolf about.
The villagers would stop what they were doing and run to save the sheep from the
wolf's jaw. Once they arrived at the pasture, the boy just laughed. The naughty boy
played this trick over and over until the villagers grew tired of him.
One day while the boy was watching the sheep, an actual wolf did come into the
field. The boy cried and cried, "Wolf! Wolf!"
No one came. The wolf had a feast of sheep that day.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf includes an example which of the following character
types? (Choose the one that best fits.)
the mother figure
the hero
the mentor
the villain
the trickster
There once was a boy who kept watch over the village sheep. He would often
become bored and to amuse himself, he would call out, "Wolf! Wolf," although there
was no wolf about.
The villagers would stop what they were doing and run to save the sheep from the
wolf's jaw. Once they arrived at the pasture, the boy just laughed. The naughty boy
played this trick over and over until the villagers grew tired of him.
One day while the boy was watching the sheep, an actual wolf did come into the
field. The boy cried and cried, "Wolf! Wolf!"
No one came. The wolf had a feast of sheep that day.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf includes an example which of the following character
types? (Choose the one that best fits.)
the mother figure
the hero
the mentor
the villain
the trickster
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The character type that best fits the Boy Who Cried Wolf is **the trickster**. The boy engages in deceitful behavior for amusement, which is characteristic of a trickster archetype.