The tale concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock. When a wolf actually does appear, the villagers do not trust the boy's cries for help, and the flock is destroyed.

All published appearances of Boy Who Cried Wolf from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* Animal Fables #6
* Fairy Tales #11
* Stories By Famous Authors Illustrated #7
* America's Best Comics #27
* Mysterious Stories #7
* Adventures into the Unknown #10

* Foney Fables (1942)

*The story dates from Classical times.
*The moral at the end of the Greek version of the story states that it "shows that this is how liars are rewarded: even if they tell the truth, no one believes them".
*The idiomatic phrase "to cry wolf" has been frequently used in the titles of films, books and lyrics, but these rarely refer directly to the fable.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_who_cried_wolf Wikipedia]
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