TIL the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" does not increase the likelihood of honesty in children. However, the story that rewards honesty, "George Washington and the Cherry Tree", does.

http://www.scilogs.com/next_regeneration/does-reading-moral-stories-to-children-promote-honesty/



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 10:38PM by blink1371 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zhieg/til_the_fable_the_boy_who_cried_wolf_does_not/