September 13, 2007
The Boy Who Cried Wolf Voice Over #816
The Boy who cried Wolf
Narrator Once upon a time there were some quiet villagers living in security and happiness…. They made their living by trading and exchanging sheep's wool shorn from their own sheep with colourfull silk textiles from India.
Amongst these villagers there was a man to whom Allah the Almighty had granted a great many sheep, whose numbers continued to increase, year after year. This man gave the responsibility of watching the flocks to his only son; Saïd.
Saïd had to go in the early morning at sunrise with his sheep to the hillside where there was some grass and come back at sunset…
He used to enjoy himself mocking other people as he found it very exiting; and his father used to advise him not to do so as it is a sign of hypocrisy as stated by our Prophet, peace be upon him:
"The signs of the hypocrite are three:
when he speaks he lies,
when he promises he breaks his promise
and when he is trusted he betrays the trust."
One night the boy sat by the window and said to himself:
The Boy Tomorrow I will make the villagers know that I am the most intelligent boy in the village!
Narrator The boy stayed for long time by the window thinking up a plan and finally after finalising his villainous plan he gave himself up to a deep sleep…
…. so what will his plan be this time?
Narrator In the early morning he got up, very exited after his sleep and left the village taking his sheep towards the hillside where they could eat the dry grass all day
The Boy I will take a rest in the shadow under this tree… I am tooo tiiiired …of following these sheep that never stop eating… and never even lift up their heads to see what is going around them … how bored they must be…!
Narrator He took a rest and then he said to himself:
The Boy This the time to carry out my plan: now …
Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep! help help help it's the wolf… it's the wolf… he's attacking my sheep help help hurry up hurry up…
Narrator All the villagers came in a hurry to save the boy and the sheep. They ran everywhere … they searched every place..
Villagers Let's look there … and you… look behind the hills … you wait here to help Saïd …
Okay let's go … come on guys…[three or more different villagers' voices at the same time getting themselves in order, army style]
Narrator After a while the villagers came back tired with running everywhere chasing after the wolf and said to the boy:
Villagers Where is the wolf? We didn’t see any wolf!…[angrily]
[trying to hide his lies… in a hesitating and confused way]
But I saw him running after my sheep… and after hearing you coming the wolf just disappeared towards that hill… there …over there…no, no I think behind the other hill… I meaaaaan ?????…..
Villagers [interrupting his speech]
You are lying again, boy…Don’t be a liar. “A believer never lies", as our Prophet, peace be upon him, said.
Let’s go back. We shouldn’t have listened to Saïd. That's it! We shall never trust him again…
The boy [laughing]
HA HA HA HA HA…that was really fun… I don’t believe my eyes… all these people running everywhere!… chasing a wolf that never existed! In fact I don’t even think there are any wolves in this area…
[Imitating the villagers' voices…]
There, have a look behind the hill, … no no may be he is on the other side …
HA HA HA HA HA… That was fun!
Narrator This time it was a REAL WOLF. Wolf! Wolf!
The Boy [talking to his sheep]
Did you enjoy my trick, dear sheep?… HA HA HA HA HA…
The Wolf AaaaaooooooooOOOOOOOO
The Boy Oh, what was that?..
The Wolf AaaaooooooooooooOOOOOOOO
Narrator This time it was a REAL WOLF…
The Boy It’s the wolf… Oh Allah … what shall I do?
Oh yes: the villagers, I must call them…
The Wolf,..Wolf, Wolf… it is a trick … no no no I mean It’s the real wolf, it’s the truth, believe me…It’s the Wolf this time…Help… Help…Help…
Narrator While the boy was crying and seeking help,… the wolf had no cause for alarm. At his leisure he destroyed the whole flock but no one paid any attention to Saïd's cries, nobody came to help him, because they thought he was trying to fool them again
The boy [in a crying voice] Why did nobody come to rescue me ammmm ammmmm [crying] All of this because I lied to them ammmmm ammmm…
Oh may Allah forgive me, … I promise you Allah that I will never lie again…
………………………….
The Boy OOOHH…What..??? I is a a aa it was dreeeeeeaming…
Oh thank you, Allah you have taught me a great lesson.. I will never forget it and al hamdu lillah, it was not reality; it was only a dream…
Narrator A believer never lies
The End
