“狼来了”是我们中国的典故吧?为什么英语中也有意思一样的“cry wolf”?

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“狼来了”是我们中国的典故吧?为什么英语中也有意思一样的“cry wolf”?

故事是完全一样的:from the children's story The Boy Who Cried Wolf,in which a boy who was watching some sheep called for help when there was no wolf (= wild animal) attacking them and then got no help...