The Wolf Who Cried Boy (what I have so far)

The air was crisp, the leaves were orange, gold and yellow. Fall had begun to settle in upon the little town of Littleton. This meant many things, but for Mr. Wolf this meant that he would be getting his sheep ready to be stored away for the winter ahead. And yes, Mr. Wolf is a wolf, and yes he is a sheep herder. How did he get such a job? Well Mr. Wolf doesn't like the taste of sheep at all. But, because he is a wolf, sheep still feared and listened to him. It's a perfect fit, really. But not everyone in the little town of Littleton agreed. A group of people in town hated the wolf and campaigned and petitioned to get rid of him. So, one day in mid October Mr. Wolf was letting his sheep graze on a nearby hill for what was one of the last times before the cold of winter set in. Mr. Wolf watched on as his sheep grazed happily. "What a nice day." Mr. Wolf thought out loud to himself. Mr. Wolf turned around to admire the view and gazed upon rolling hills and beautiful valleys. After a minute he was reminded of his sheep by a faint "bahhh" behind him. Mr. Wolf snapped around quickly and just caught a glimpse of the culprit. He was a young blond boy, and he was making off with one of Mr. Wolf's sheep. Mr. Wolf sprang into action and bound after the young boy. The boy was fast but Mr. Wolf was that much faster. Just on Mr. Wolf was on top of the boy he tripped and the continued off towards town. "He wont get away with this." Mr. Wolf proclaimed out loud then he too made haste towards the town. When he reached the little town of Littleton he didn't see the boy so he called to the whole town that his sheep had been stolen. Many heard and gathered in front of the wolf as he told his story. Many people, however, looked skeptical and didn't know whether to believe the wolf or not. In order to find out the truth someone went to go fetch the boy. An old man returned with the boy the wolf had described. He was a short blond boy, maybe 10 years old, and he looked out of breath. This was no surprise to Mr. Wolf as he had just been chasing the boy. Mr. Wolf descended upon him and started firing off questions at the boy:

"Where were you ten minutes ago!?"

"Why did you take my sheep!?"

"Did you think you could get away with it!?"

Mr. Wolf was determined to expose the truth, but the boy was that much more determined to hide it. All of a sudden, in the middle of Mr. Wolf's rant, the boy started to cry. This is where things started to sway in the other direction. The towns people, previously watching silently, swooped in to comfort the boy and condemn the wolf for acting so cruel. They yelled mean things at Mr. Wolf and said a young boy so sweet and innocent could never do such a thing. Mr. Wolf was stunned and walked angrily back to his house. The next morning Mr. Wolf woke to a bright sunrise. As usual he got up to go and check on his sheep before doing anything else. Mr. Wolf got dressed, went downstairs, crossed the yard, and over to the barn where his sheep sleep at night. Careful not to wake the sheep Mr. Wolf opened the barn door slowly.