Never Cry Wolf : Science, Sentiment, and the Literary Rehabilitation of Canis Lupus
A shepherd Boy was watching his flock near the village and was bored. He thought it would be great fun to pretend that a Wolf was attacking the sheep, so he cried out Wolf! Wolf! and the villagers came running. He laughed and laughed when they discovered there was no Wolf. He played the trick again....
| Published in: | Canadian Historical Review |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2003
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/chr.84.1.65 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/CHR.84.1.65 |
| Summary: | A shepherd Boy was watching his flock near the village and was bored. He thought it would be great fun to pretend that a Wolf was attacking the sheep, so he cried out Wolf! Wolf! and the villagers came running. He laughed and laughed when they discovered there was no Wolf. He played the trick again. And then again. Each time the villagers came, only to be fooled. Then one day a Wolf did come and the Boy cried out Wolf! Wolf! But no one answered his call. They thought he was playing the same games again. |
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