Dear shepherd!

Today I was reminded of that old story where a shepherd kept calling the villagers to save him from a wolf that he claimed attacked his sheep, and twice they came for his aid but there was no wolf, and when the wolf came for real and he screamed in distress at the top of his voice no one came to his aid because no one really believed there was a problem...
So my dear shepherd, I am sorry that the wolf got your sheep this time, but you always seem to joke around and rarely take things seriously to the point that makes it hard to know when you are actually serious... thats why i wasnt able to know that you really needed my aid...