About this episode

This episode reimagines the classic Aesop fable about a boy who repeatedly tricks townspeople, leading to dire consequences when he truly needs help.

Send voice or text msg Beware of the horrifying hedgewolf! Or maybe beware the bored shepherd boy who decides to entertain himself by playing the same trick over and over again. When the mischievous youngster cries “Hedgewolf” not once, not twice, but three times, the townspeople come running to help. But what will happen to the far-fetched fibber when he finally needs their help for real? Will anyone listen? This reimagined Aesop fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, is a Dorktales Classic. Episode...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Cormur

Topics covered

• Aesop fable
• children's stories
• moral lessons
• entertainment
• shepherd boy

Keywords

• hedgewolf
• Aesop
• fable
• children
• storytime
• moral
• fibber

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Boy Who Cried Hedgewolf

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