SHEPHERD BOY.
MASTER.
PASTOR.
MERCHANT.
BAKER.
BUTCHER.
[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!
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(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! |  |
SCENE II
TIME: a week later.
PLACE: same as in Scene I.
BOY.
VILLAGERS.