The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the enchanting rolling meadows, resided a young shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, and unsophisticated. His main role was essentially to look after his herd of sheep.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the breezes among the single tree on the mountaintop were his constant companions. Day upon day, guarding his wards imbued in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. During one such occasion because of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plan.

Stories of predators hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a trick on the villagers.

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

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick persisted for a few more days. But, one noon, a real wolf did come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but get more info could rescue only few of his flock. Devastated, he returned to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the consequences of false alarms.

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

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