The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the captivating rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was essentially unadulterated, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was essentially to care for his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the wind through the lone tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day upon day, guarding his wards instilled in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for company. During one such occasion because of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plan.

Narratives of wolves hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One day he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf attacking my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills to help but saw nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This prank continued for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the read more wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to regain. It's a story as pertinent today as it was then.

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