The Boy Who Cried to a Wolf

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The Boy Who Cried to a Wolf

Some boys are mischievous by nature, others get drawn into the wrong crowd, but there are also good and honest boys, but for all their good intentions are labelled a troublemaker.

One such boy was William Hallwater, a courteous and well-mannered boy who was always polite and conscientious. Despite all his efforts he was still labelled a nuisance and a troublemaker. This may have been because his attitude conflicted with that of his rather dysfunctional family. William enjoyed reading and would often run out of the town over the large hill to a large oak tree in the corner of a field where sheep would pasture. He would sit all day and read in the hazy sunshine. Then, when the sky began to redden, as the sun would set, he would return home to face the torture that was his family.

“William” cried Mrs Hallwater “Farmer Sykes said that his orchard was raided today, and I wouldn’t be the least surprised to hear it was you, you little miscreant.”

“But…” William’s reply was cut short by the razor sharp shrill tone of his mother.

“Don’t ‘but’ me, I know you had something to do with it, now go to your room and when you’re ready to apologise for what you’ve done you’ll get your supper.” William skulked away mumbling under his breath “I didn’t do anything. I hate this family.” William stubbornly sat in his room and had no supper that night.

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William awoke late the next morning, washed and went downstairs for breakfast, Mrs Hallwater was frying eggs and bacon, Williams stomach groaned as he made his way to the table.

“There’s bread and jam on the table” said Mrs Hallwater.

“What about the eggs and bacon?” William enquired.

“Those who wake at a reasonable hour and work up a hunger can have eggs and bacon. Troublemakers like you get bread and jam and consider themselves luck they have a family that cares about them.” There was a bitter tone in his mother’s voice. “Your father works from sunrise to ...

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