The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the captivating rolling hills, dwelt a young shepherd. His life was pure, simple yet virtuous. His main role was to look after his flock of rams.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the breezes across the single tree on the hilltop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, watching over his wards instilled in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a naughty scheme.

Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but saw no beast.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This prank laughed for a couple of more days. Yet, one morning, a real wolf actually charge at the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

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

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, check here it highlights how trust once broken, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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