Below are excerpts from "Boy Who Cried Wolf" broken into the 5 main parts of the plot. Match the excerpt to the best fit term. A. Exposition 18. The wolf actually comes and steals one of the little boy's sheep! B. Rising Action 19. We meet the little boy and learn he lives in a small village and that he raises sheep on a hill. C. Climax 20. The little boy learns a lesson from the other villagers that no one trusts a liar. D. Falling Action 21. The little boy keeps playing tricks and calling 'wolf' when there isn't a wolf, and the villagers get sick of his games 22. The villagers don't come running to help the little boy because they don't trust him. E. Resolution/ Denouement

A. Exposition ➡️ 19. We meet the little boy and learn he lives in a small village and that he raises sheep on a hill.

B. Rising Action ➡️ 21. The little boy keeps playing tricks and calling 'wolf' when there isn't a wolf, and the villagers get sick of his games.

C. Climax ➡️ 18. The wolf actually comes and steals one of the little boy's sheep!

D. Falling Action ➡️ 22. The villagers don't come running to help the little boy because they don't trust him.

E. Resolution/ Denouement ➡️ 20. The little boy learns a lesson from the other villagers that no one trusts a liar.

Explanation:

Exposition: In a story, exposition reveals and introduces the character(s), the story setting and basic information.

Rising action: It occurs after the exposition. It starts with an inciting incident. It begins with events that will promote a conflict.

Climax: This is the high point of the story. From that point, things begin to fall as problems are resolved.

Falling action: This occurs after the climax. It begins to wrap up the story and leads to it closure.

Resolution: This is the end of the story. At this point, conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.