tended his sheep (DO) {at the foot} {of a mountain} {near a dark 

forest.} It was rather lonely {for him} all day, so he thought upon

a plan (DO) {by which} he could get a little company (DO)

and some excitement (DO). He rushed down {towards the 

village} calling out "Wolf, Wolf," and the villagers came

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

a considerable time.} This pleased the boy (DO) so much that a 

few days afterwards he tried the same trick (DO), and again the

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

actually did come out {from the forest}, and began to worry the

sheep (DO), and the boy {of course} cried out "Wolf, (DO) 

Wolf (DO)," still louder than before.  But this time the villagers,

who had been fooled twice before, thought^[CNE] the boy was

again deceiving them (DO), and nobody stirred to 

come^{[Note #1]} {to his help.} So the Wolf made a good meal (DO) 

{off the boy's flock}, and when the boy complained, the wise 

man {of the village} said^[CNE]:

      "A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the

truth (DO)."