文言文概述为：一童喜妄言。尝牧于山，戏而大呼：“狼来也。”众急趋之。童曰：“戏。”众叹而归。异日，又呼，众视之如前。忽一日，狼果来，童大呼。众疑童戏，俱不往。童尽失其羊，恸而归。众曰：“胡不食汝乎？”
英文版为：
Wolf Is Coming
There is a naughty boy in a village. He likes telling lies. One day he wants to make fun of the farmers. So he shouts, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” The kind farmers are working in the field. They hear the shout, and hurry to help the boy. But when get there, the boy says: “There isn’t a wolf. I’m joking. The farers are angry and go back to their field. After a while the biy shouts again, “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” And the farmers come and are cheated again. The boy laughs and laughs. They say, “You tell lies. We will not believe you.”
Later a wolf really comes. The boy is very scared. “Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is coming!” the boy shouts and shouts. “Help! Help!” But no one comes. And wolf eats the naughty boy.
《狼来了》，是儿时伴随睡觉的枕边寓言小故事，故事虽然简单，但富有教育意义。故事讲述的是一个孩子经常用狼来了去糊弄人，让大家都放下手中的工作去救他，但是到后来大家都不信任他了，当有一天，狼真的来了的时候，没人相信他，最后，他的许多羊都被狼咬死了！这个故事在民间口口相传下来，教育孩子要诚实，不要撒谎。