THE BOY WHO CRIED FNY

There once was a something–to-do-with-telecom-I-think boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village cars. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "FNY! FNY! The FNY is towing the cars!"
The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the FNY away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no FNY. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.
"Don't cry “FNY”, something–to-do-with-telecom-I-think boy," said the villagers, "when there's no FNY!" They went grumbling back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "FNY! FNY! The FNY is towing the cars!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the FNY away.
When the villagers saw no FNY they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry “FNY” when there is NO FNY!"
But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a REAL FNY prowling about his cars. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "FNY! FNY!"
But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.
At sunset, everyone wondered why the something–to-do-with-telecom-I-think boy hadn't returned to the village with their cars. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.
"There really was a FNY here! The cars have been towed! I cried out, "FNY!" Why didn't you come?"
An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.
"We'll help you look for the towed cars in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"