Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who was bored and wanted to have some fun. He decided to trick the villagers by calling for help, saying that a wolf was attacking his flock. When the villagers came to help him, they found no wolf. The boy did this twice more, and each time the villagers saw there was no real danger. Soon after, a wolf did come and begin attacking the flock for real. But this time, the villagers did not believe the boy's call for help, thinking it was another false alarm. The flock was attacked and some sheep were killed because no one came to help the boy when he really needed it.