Here was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. it was rather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a plan by which he could get a little company and some excitement. he rushed down towards the village calling out “wolf, wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him, and some of them stopped with him for a considerable time. this the boy so much that a few days afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers came to his . but shortly after this a wolf actually did come out from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and the boy of course cried out “wolf, wolf,” still louder than before. but this time the villagers, who had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come to his . so the wolf made a good meal of the boy’s flock. what is the lesson to be learned from this fable? a. you should not lie. b. you should always stay on task. c. it is acceptable to lie if you are just joking. d. you should be upset with people when they do not get your humor.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.