YOU SAID:
The black sheep of the family didn't fall far from the tree
INTO JAPANESE
家族の黒い羊は木から遠く落ちなかった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The family's black sheep did not fall far from the tree
INTO JAPANESE
家族の黒い羊は木から遠く落ちませんでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The family's black sheep did not fall far from the tree
That didn't even make that much sense in English.