Crying wolf?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="editions">editions</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="editions">editions</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="special">special</span> <span word="enlarged">enlarged</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="information">information</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weekday">weekday</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="none">none</span>.</p><p><span word="Crying">Crying</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aesop">Aesop</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fables">Fables</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shepherd">shepherd</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> “<span word="Wolf">Wolf</span>!” <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pounce">pounce</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> “<span word="Wolf">Wolf</span>!” <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> – <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="brandishing">brandishing</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="antics">antics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cries">cries</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="wolves">wolves</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="Aesop">Aesop</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span>.</p>
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