The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, resided a young shepherd. His life was untarnished, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was mainly to read more look after his herd of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of the breezes through the lone tree on the hilltop were his only co-dwellers. Day upon day, guarding his wards imbued in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

But, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. On one such day because of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty scheme.

Tales of wolves prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a prank on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The scared villagers rushed up the hills to help but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This game laughed for a couple of more days. But, one day, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy raced for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to receive a lesson on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

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

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