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!


SCENE II

TIME: _a week later._
PLACE: _same as in Scene I._

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BOY.
VILLAGERS.

* * * * *

[_The_ BOY _watches his sheep._]

BOY. I will play that joke again. I like to see them come running.

(_He calls in a loud voice._)

Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

[_The_ VILLAGERS _come with clubs._]