Use Aesop's fable to answer questions 9, 10, and 11.

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.



In 3–5 sentences, identify the two different character points of view in The Boy who Cried Wolf and describe the suspense created by the differences in point of view.

The two different character points of view in The Boy Who Cried Wolf are the boy's point of view, where he finds amusement in tricking the villagers by falsely claiming there is a wolf, and the villagers' point of view, where they feel frustrated and annoyed by the boy's dishonesty. The suspense in the story is created by the contrast between the boy's deceptive actions and the villagers' growing skepticism towards his cries for help. As the villagers begin to doubt the boy's credibility, the tension rises until the wolf actually appears and the consequences of the boy's actions become clear.