Маленький рассказ the boy who cried "wolf! "

There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. to amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "wolf! wolf! the wolf is chasing the sheep! " the villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. but when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. the boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces. "don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf! " they went grumbling back down the hill. later, the boy sang out again, "wolf! wolf! the wolf is chasing the sheep! " to his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away. when the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! don't cry 'wolf' when there is no wolf! " but the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more. later, he saw a real wolf prowling about his flock. alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "wolf! wolf! " but the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come. at sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. they went up the hill to find the boy. they found him weeping. "there really was a wolf here! the flock has scattered! i cried out, "wolf! " why didn't you come? " an old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village. "we'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "nobody believes a when he is telling the truth! "

at the library. my school library. 

libraries make an important part of the world culture. there is infinite number of books in the world. we can not buy all the books we like and would like to read. when we have to write a report on some subject or to learn in details about some phenomenon there is no other way out for us but to use a library.

there are a lot of reading-halls: special halls for scientific reference work, for current periodicals, for music and art, for foreign languages, and others.

i visited it several times but most often i take books from there.

to enter the library one should have a reading card. a lot of people go to libraries on weekends.

i like reading. what books do i like?

i can not read one and the same sort of literature for a long time. i prefer to alternate short stories with the novels, love stories with books on history, poems with plays.

there is not a big library in my school. i must admit it is not bad at all. it is a big light room, very clean and cosy, on the ground floor. there are a lot of bookcases and bookshelves there. you can find there books of adventure stories, historical novels, collection of short stories. two very nice librarians can help you to find the book you need.

pupils go to the library to read and take books, to look through some new magazines and newspapers. many teachers go to the school library too.

 

в библиотеке. моя школьная библиотека

библиотеки играют важную роль в мировой культуре. во всем мире существует бесчисленное количество книг. мы не можем купить все книги, которые нам нравятся или которые нам хотелось бы прочесть. когда нам нужно написать доклад на определенную тему или изучить детально какое-то явление, единственный способ сделать это — это посетить библиотеку.

там есть много читальных залов, отделов для работы с научной , с периодической , отдел искусств, отдел иностранной и другие.

я посещала эти отделы несколько раз, но, в основном, я беру книги домой оттуда.

чтобы попасть в библиотеку, нужно иметь читательский билет. многие люди посещают библиотеку по выходным.

я люблю читать. какие книги мне нравятся?

я не могу читать однотипную долгое время. я предпочитаю чередовать рассказы с романами, любовные романы с , стихотворения с пьесами.

в моей школе есть небольшая библиотека. я должна признать, что она неплохая. это большая светлая комната, чистая и удобная, расположена на первом этаже. там есть много книжных шкафов и полок. там можно найти приключенческую , романы, сборники рассказов. два приятных библиотекаря найти нужную книгу.

учащиеся ходят в библиотеку, чтобы почитать там и взять книги домой или просмотреть новые газеты и журналы. многие учителя тоже посещают библиотеку.