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Initially, the villagers rushed to his aid, but upon discovering his deception, they became angry and returned to their homes. The boy's actions, however, had serious consequences. In the third instance, when his house genuinely caught fire due to spilled kerosene, his cries for help were ignored by the villagers who believed he was lying again. As a result, the boy's house was consumed by flames, illustrating the grave repercussions of dishonesty and the loss of trust. The story serves as a moral lesson, adapted by Barbara Hodgkinson from Aesop's Fable and illustrated by Chan Anivai, with the layout by SIL-PNG Education for Life. It is also available as a 'Talking Book' through www.mytalkingbooks.org.","English  \nA5-The Boy Who Cried Fire Boi i Singaut Paia  \nAdapted by Barbara Hodgkinson from an Aesop’s Fable Illustrated by Chan Anivai  \nBook layout by SIL-PNG Education for Life  \nThis book is also available as a 'Talking Book'. You can read and listen to it on your phone/tablet. Download 'Talking Books' [on ](on www.mytalkingbooks.org)[www.mytalkingbooks.org](on www.mytalkingbooks.org)  \nEnglish  \nPapua New Guinea  \n\n| \u003Cbr>1 |\n| --- |\n| One day a little boy was playing outside his house. His father had gone away to town for a few days. |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>2 |\n| --- |\n| A man came running from the far end of the village calling,“Fire! Help, my house is on fire!”All the people in the village ran to help put out the fire . |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>3 |\n| --- |\n| The little boy got a very naughty idea . He built a small fire on the ground behind his house. He put lots of green leaves on the fire to make lots of smoke . |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>4 |\n| --- |\n| Then he ran to the front of the house and cried,“Fire! Help! The house is on fire!” All the people in the village came to help put out the fire . When they realized that the boy had tricked them, they were angry and went back to their own houses. But the boy laughed. He had tricked everyone! |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>5 |\n| --- |\n| The next day the boy did the same again. |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>6 |\n| --- |\n| When all the people came to put out the fire, the boy laughed so much that he fell over. The people were very angry that he had tricked them again. |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>7 |\n| --- |\n| The next day the boy was filling the lamp and spilt the kerosene in the house. Some kerosene ran towards the fireplace . |\n\n\n| \u003Cbr>8 |\n| --- |\n| Suddenly the house was on fire . He ran outside and cried,“Fire! Help! The house is really on fire!” But the people thought the naughty boy was trying to trick them again, so no one came to help. |","cbCaip9tHFMKg5sU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip9tHFMKg5sU","pdf",3370142,2,15,"English","en",105,"# The Boy Who Cried Fire","[{\"question\":\"What is the story about?\",\"answer\":\"The story is about a boy who repeatedly lied about a fire to deceive the villagers, leading to a tragic outcome when his house genuinely caught fire and no one believed him.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the boy's motivation for crying \\\"Fire!\\\" initially?\",\"answer\":\"The boy seems to have done it out of boredom and a desire for attention, as he built a small fire and added green leaves to create smoke, enjoying the villagers' reaction and their subsequent anger.\"},{\"question\":\"What happened when the boy's house actually caught fire?\",\"answer\":\"When the boy's house genuinely caught fire from spilled kerosene, he cried for help, but the villagers, having been tricked twice before, did not believe him and did not come to his aid.\"}]",1784267930,23,{"code":4,"msg":30,"data":31},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":32,"title":13,"keywords":33,"description":14,"schema_data":34,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":27},"the-boy-who-cried-fire-88095","",{"@graph":35,"@context":84},[36,52,67],{"@type":37,"itemListElement":38},"BreadcrumbList",[39,43,46,49],{"item":40,"name":41,"@type":42,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":44,"name":45,"@type":42,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",{"item":47,"name":12,"@type":42,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":42,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-boy-who-cried-fire-88095/88095/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":40,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-25","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"What is the story about?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"The story is about a boy who repeatedly lied about a fire to deceive the villagers, leading to a tragic outcome when his house genuinely caught fire and no one believed him.","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"What was the boy's motivation for crying \"Fire!\" initially?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"The boy seems to have done it out of boredom and a desire for attention, as he built a small fire and added green leaves to create smoke, enjoying the villagers' reaction and their subsequent anger.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"What happened when the boy's house actually caught fire?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"When the boy's house genuinely caught fire from spilled kerosene, he cried for help, but the villagers, having been tricked twice before, did not believe him and did not come to his aid.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,95,99,103,108,113,118,123,128,131,135],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},90,"story-novel",{"id":20,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":134},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]