The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, resided a young shepherd. His existence was mostly unadulterated, simple, and honest. His primary duty was essentially to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the gales among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his only associates. Day upon day, guarding his wards imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

But, there were at times moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. On one such day because of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty scheme.

Tales of wolves prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf attacking my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills to help but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank laughed for a few days more. But, one day, a real wolf did come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to website the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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