There
was once a young Shepherd Boy
[who
tended his
sheep {at
the foot} {of a mountain} {near a dark forest}.]
/  It
 
was rather
lonely {for him} all day, [so
he
thought
upon a plan 
 [{by which}
he
could get
a little company
and
some
 excitement.]]
/ He rushed down
{towards the village} calling 
 (Gerundive to "He")
out "Wolf,
Wolf," (DO of  "calling") 
/  and
 the villagers
came
out
to meet (Inf -
Adverb to "came out") 
 him 
(DO of  "to meet"), 
/  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
{from the forest}, and began
to worry the sheep,
/
 and the
boy{of
course}cried out
"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 
(Inf - Adverb to "stirred")
{to his help}.
/
 So the
Wolf
made a good
meal {off
the boy's flock}, / 
and
[when
 the boy
complained,]
the wise man
{of
the village} said: 
/
       "A
liar
will
not
be
believed, even [when
he
speaks the
 
truth."]
/
  
 
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