The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling hills, dwelt a shepherd boy. His life was unadulterated, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was to tend to his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the gales among the solo tree on the mountaintop were his only associates. Day in day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous plan.

Narratives of wild beasts preying on sheep had long been circulating in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills for rescue but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This prank laughed for a few days more. But, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for read more help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of crying wolf.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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