sheep {at the foot} {of a mountain} {near a dark forest.} 

It was rather lonely {for him} all day, so he thought upon ^[Note]

a plan {by which} he could get a little company and some

excitement. He rushed down {towards the village} calling 

out ^[Note] "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came out ^[Note] to 

meet him, and some {of them} stopped {with him} {for a 

considerable time.}This pleased the boy so much that a few days 

afterwards he tried the same trick, and again the villagers 

came {to his help.} But shortly {after this} a Wolf actually

did come out ^[Note] {from the forest,} and began to worry the

sheep, and the boy {of course} cried out ^[Note] "Wolf, Wolf," 

still louder than before.  But this time the villagers, who 

had been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again

deceiving them, and nobody stirred to come {to his help.}

So the Wolf made a good meal {off the boy's ^[Note] flock,} and 

when the boy complained, the wise man {of the village}said:

      "A liar will not be believed, even ^[Note] when he speaks the

truth."