The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the captivating rolling meadows, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was unadulterated, simple yet virtuous. His primary duty was mainly to look after his flock of sheep.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the gales across the lone tree on the mountaintop were his constant co-dwellers. Day in day, watching over his charges inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. On one such day from sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a mischievous scheme.

Stories of predators hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One afternoon he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but found no beast.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a few more days. However, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is tough to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it website was anciently.

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