Read the story below, and then answer the questions:
Once, there was a shepherd boy who got bored when he watched over the village sheep grazing on the hillside. To get attention, he shouted out, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” When the villagers heard the shout, they came running up the hill to drive the wolf away. But when they arrived, they saw no wolf. The boy was amused when seeing their angry faces.
“Don’t scream wolf, boy,” warned the villagers, “when there is no wolf!” They angrily went back down the hill.
Later, the shepherd boy cried out once again, “Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” To his amusement, he watched as the villagers came running up the hill to scare the wolf away.
As they saw there was no wolf, they said again strictly, “Save your scream for when there really is a wolf! Don’t cry ‘wolf’ when there is no wolf!” But the boy grinned at their words while they walked grumbling down the hill once more.
Later, the boy saw a real wolf sneaking around his flock of sheep. Alarmed, he jumped on his feet and shouted out as loud as he could, “Wolf! Wolf!” But the villagers thought he was tricking them again, and so they didn’t come to help.
Later that night, the villagers went looking for the boy, since he hadn’t returned with their sheep. When they went up the hill, they found that the wolf had chased off all the sheep. They were very angry with the boy.
Which of the following best describes the SETTING of the story?