ancient
(AYN-shunt)—from a time long ago
fable
(FAY-buhl)—a story intended to share a useful truth
legendary
(LEH-juhn-dahr-ee)—relating to a story from the past that
cannot be proven true
moral
(MOR-uhl)—a lesson that is learned from a story or
an experience
pretend
(pree-TEND)—to make believe
reputation
(rep-yoo-TAY-shun)—the common opinion people have
about someone or something
ridiculous
(ree-DIK-you-les)—extremely silly or unreasonable
villager
(VI-luh-jur)—a person who lives in a village
GLOSSARY
BOOKS
Loewen, Nancy.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Narrated by the Sheepish
but Truthful Wolf.
The Other Side of the Fable. North Mankato, MN:
Picture Window Books, 2019.
Miller, Connie Colwell.
Andrew and the Birthday Surprise: The Boy
Who Cried Wolf Remixed.
Mankato, MN: Amicus Illustrated, 2017.
North, Laura.
The Boy Who Cried Sheep!
Fairytale Twists. New York:
Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016.
WEBSITES
Library of Congress Aesop Fables
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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