The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, lived a shepherd boy. His being was unadulterated, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was mainly to look after his flock of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the breezes among the solo tree on the peak were his main companions. Day in day, guarding his charges imbued in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

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

Tales of wolves prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One afternoon he ran into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf did come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy dashed for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, here it emphasizes how trust once lost, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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