Question

read the source of the allusion. in one of aesops fables, a shepherd boy lies all the time, falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. when a wolf actually comes, the boy cries for help, but nobody believes him. what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? jill warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while playing with his older brother. to raise an unnecessary alarm to play fiercely, like a wild animal to howl very loudly and angrily

Explanation:

The allusion comes from Aesop's fable where the shepherd - boy repeatedly lies about a wolf coming. In the sentence "Jill warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while playing with his older brother", "cry wolf" means to raise an unnecessary alarm, just like the shepherd - boy in the fable.

Answer:

to raise an unnecessary alarm