The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling hills, resided a young shepherd. His being was essentially pure, simple, and honest. His primary duty was mainly to look after his herd of rams.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of the gales through the lone tree on the hilltop were his main associates. Day in day, looking out for his charges imbued in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. During one such occasion from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plan.

Tales of wild beasts preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the read more boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One morning he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills to help but saw nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank continued for a couple of more days. But, one day, a real wolf did attack the flock. The shepherd boy raced for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to the village only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the consequences of false alarms.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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