Answer:
A boy called Peter lived with his parents in a village on the HILLSIDE. His parents, like most of the other people in the village, were sheep farmers.
The story dates from Classical times, but, since it was recorded only in Greek and not translated into Latin until the 15th century, it only began to gain currency after it appeared in Heinrich Steinhöwel's collection of the fables and so spread through the rest of Europe.
(ps. i don't exactly know what you're asking about time, so i searched for 'when' it was published)
