Chapter 4

TIME: _middle of the afternoon._ PLACE: _a hillside near the village._

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SHEPHERD BOY. MASTER. PASTOR. MERCHANT. BAKER. BUTCHER.

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[_The_ SHEPHERD BOY _watches a flock of sheep._]

BOY. I am tired of watching sheep! I will play a joke on some one! I will play a joke on every one!

(_He calls in a loud voice._)

Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

[_Enter the_ VILLAGERS _with clubs._]

MASTER. Where is the Wolf?

BOY. Ha, ha, ha! There is no wolf!

PASTOR. I do not like to leave my church!

MERCHANT. I do not like to leave my store!

BAKER. I do not like to leave my dough!

BUTCHER. I do not like to leave my ox!

BOY. Ha, ha, ha! There is no wolf! Ha, ha, ha!

MASTER. You must not play that joke again! Do you hear? You must never play that joke again!