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- The Shepherd who Cried “Wolf!” too often.

The Shepherd who Cried “Wolf!” too often. A shepherd (Gypsy, woodcutter) repeatedly makes fun by crying that a wolf (tiger, lion, panther, robber) is attacking his herd. He laughs when the farmers approach in haste to help. When the wolf really comes, no one believes the shepherd’s cries and he looses his sheep [J2172.1].

J2172.1

Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 462 No. 210). Mainly found in Europe and the Indian subcontinent. Also popular as a proverbial phrase.

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