A Liar Cowboy

Copy 1: 100–120 Words

A cowboy lived in a village. He took cows to a jungle near a river every day. He was not a good boy. He liked to tell lies.

One day, he cried loudly, “Help! Help! A tiger has come!” The villagers ran to the jungle. They wanted to save him. But there was no tiger. The cowboy laughed at them.

After a few days, he did the same thing again. The villagers came again. Again, they found no tiger. They felt angry.

One day, a tiger really came. The cowboy cried, “Help! Help!” But nobody came. They thought he was lying again.

The tiger killed some cows. The cowboy felt very sorry.

Moral: Nobody believes a liar.

Copy 2: 150–200 Words

A cowboy lived in a small village. Every day, he took the village cows to a jungle near a river. His work was to look after the cows. But he was careless and playful. He often told lies for fun.

One day, he wanted to make the villagers afraid. So he cried loudly, “Help! Help! A tiger has come!” The villagers heard his cry. They ran to the jungle with sticks. They wanted to save the cowboy and the cows.

But there was no tiger. The cowboy laughed and said, “I only made a joke.” The villagers felt angry and went back.

After some days, the cowboy did the same thing again. He cried, “Tiger! Tiger!” The villagers ran again. But again, there was no tiger. They became very angry.

At last, one day, a tiger really came from the jungle. The cowboy was very afraid. He cried loudly, “Help! Help! A tiger has come!” But nobody believed him. Nobody came to help him.

The tiger killed some cows. The cowboy understood his mistake.

Moral: Nobody believes a liar.

Copy 3: 250–280 Words

A cowboy lived in a small village. The village was near a jungle and a river. Every morning, the cowboy took the village cows to the jungle. The cows ate grass there. The cowboy’s duty was to look after the cows and bring them back safely.

But the cowboy was not serious about his work. He was careless and playful. He liked to make fun of other people. He also liked to tell lies.

One day, he was sitting under a tree. Suddenly, he thought of a bad joke. He cried loudly, “Help! Help! A tiger has come!” The villagers heard his cry. They were very worried. They ran to the jungle with sticks to save him.

When they reached there, they saw no tiger. The cowboy began to laugh. He said, “There is no tiger. I only made a joke.” The villagers felt angry, but they said nothing and went back.

After a few days, the cowboy did the same thing again. He cried, “Tiger! Tiger! Please help me!” The villagers again ran to the jungle. Again, they found no tiger. This time they were very angry. They said, “You are a liar. We shall not believe you again.”

One afternoon, a tiger really came from the jungle. The cows began to run here and there. The cowboy was very afraid. He cried with all his strength, “Help! Help! A tiger has come!”

But the villagers did not come. They thought he was lying again. The tiger killed some cows and went away.

The cowboy sat near the river and cried. He understood his mistake. From that day, he never told a lie.

Moral: Nobody believes a liar.