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The Fable of the Boy Who Cried Wolf
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A young shepherd repeatedly raises a false alarm by shouting 'wolf' although there is no wolf near his flock. When a wolf actually attacks his flock and he raises the alarm, no one believes him. The moral is that a liar is not believed even when he speaks the truth.
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Credit lineFabel van de jongen die wolf riep. 1567 - 1617. Marcus Gheeraerts (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
