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+ | '''The Boy Who Cried Wolf''' was a [[Human]] [[Mother Goose|fable]] about a young [[shepherd]] who enjoyed tricking the people of his village into believing that his [[sheep]] [[herd]] was being attacked by a [[wolf]]. When a real wolf appeared one day the boy called for help, but none of the villagers believed him. The wolf ate the boy and his sheep. |
[[Q]] tried to ridicule [[Worf]] in [[2366]] by comparing his concern that he may not be trustworthy to "the story of 'The Boy Who Cried ''Worf''". ({{TNG|Deja Q}}) |
[[Q]] tried to ridicule [[Worf]] in [[2366]] by comparing his concern that he may not be trustworthy to "the story of 'The Boy Who Cried ''Worf''". ({{TNG|Deja Q}}) |
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| − | [[Julian Bashir]] told [[Elim Garak]] the fable in [[2371]]. While Bashir believed the moral to be that lying too much will cause people to never believe a person, Garak believed the moral was to not tell the same lie twice. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause}}) |
+ | [[Julian Bashir]] told [[Elim Garak]] the fable in [[2371]]. While Bashir believed the moral to be that lying too much will cause people to never believe a person, Garak believed the moral was to not tell the same [[lie]] twice. In addition, he found the story to be incredibly dark for children. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause}}) |
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[[Category:Earth literature|Boy Who Cried Wolf, The ]] |
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Revision as of 15:43, 28 October 2012
The Boy Who Cried Wolf was a Human fable about a young shepherd who enjoyed tricking the people of his village into believing that his sheep herd was being attacked by a wolf. When a real wolf appeared one day the boy called for help, but none of the villagers believed him. The wolf ate the boy and his sheep.
Q tried to ridicule Worf in 2366 by comparing his concern that he may not be trustworthy to "the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Worf". (TNG: "Deja Q")
Julian Bashir told Elim Garak the fable in 2371. While Bashir believed the moral to be that lying too much will cause people to never believe a person, Garak believed the moral was to not tell the same lie twice. In addition, he found the story to be incredibly dark for children. (DS9: "Improbable Cause")