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 young shepherd. His being was mostly unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His main role was to care for his flock of rams.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the wind among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main co-dwellers. Day upon day, watching over his charges inculcated in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

But, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. On one such day because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Narratives of wild beasts preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy chose to get more info leveraged this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers rushed up the hills to help but discovered no wolf.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This prank laughed for a few days more. But, one morning, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy ran for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

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

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

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