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Full Moon Howl

Full Moon Howl is about one of the greatest stories with a moral ever written... 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 liar...even when he is telling the truth!" - An Aesop Fable ....... ~Johnny M. *GO AND VIEW MY WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT IS NEW RIGHT NOW! *ARTIMATIONS.COM - ENJOY MY 2X AWARD WINNING WEBSITE! -Check out Artimations.com: http://www.artimations.com/ *Check it out, don't check it out.....but check it out~

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T.D. Ruley 07 Feb 2007

great work John!

Artist Reply: *Hey TD! Thanks so much! I appreciate that!

Jerry 06 Feb 2007

Great!

Artist Reply: *Hey there Jerry! Thank you so much sir!

Brenda Loveless 06 Feb 2007

fantastic image and a good reminder

Artist Reply: *hey there Brenda! Thank you! I always love it when I can remind people of the real lessons in life! Thank you so much for letting me know that I am still appreciated for that!

Lawrence Hickman 06 Feb 2007

intresting and very cool looking

Artist Reply: *Hi Lawrence! Thanks so much! I appreciate the cool comment! I appreciate when someone approves of my work in that way! Thanks again!

kelly christiansen 06 Feb 2007

Just discovered you weren't in my artwatch for some reason. Not a clue why. You are now. I love this piece, very nicely done.

Artist Reply: *Hi Kel! Thanks I think. What is that, the artwatch? OK I am now, um, I don't know what that is, some kind of thing where you watch my work or something I guess huh? Well let me know, i'd like to know what that is. Thanks for that tho! I appreciate that!