El Pastorcito Mentiroso: Version de la Fabula de Esopo Book

A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.

Children's Literature

A boy is bored with his job tending sheep every day so he decides to create some excitement by yelling that a wolf is attacking the sheep. His neighbors hurry to help, only to discover he made it all up. There is no wolf. The villagers soon grow disgusted with the false alarms. Then when a real wolf appears, no one comes to help. The spare text in this Spanish retelling of Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," shows readers what can happen if you are not careful with the truth and take advantage of your friends. The expressions on the faces of the characters show a range of emotions from naughtiness to disappointment to remorse. The translation works smoothly in most places. However, the cry for help, "¡Auxilio!" seems odd. North American Spanish-speakers would more likely use "¡Socorro!" or "¡Ayudame!" This is a Yellow Level book in the "Read-it! Readers" series.