Complex sentence: Jake, in the story, notices the creature near their camp and calls to it, "Come here, boy"--the animal, unable to perfectly copy the words, said "Oy" repeatedly, hence his name.
Split into simpler sentences: Jake, in the story, notices the creature near their camp and calls to it, Come here, boy. The animal, unable to perfectly copy the words, said "Oy" repeatedly, hence his name.