The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the enchanting rolling meadows, lived a boy named Shepherd. His life was pure, simple, and honest. His main role was to look read more after his herd of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the wind among the lone tree on the hilltop were his main associates. Day in day, guarding his charges inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were at times moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. On one such day out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty scheme.

Stories of predators prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the villagers.

One morning he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This prank persisted for a few more days. However, one day, a real wolf actually charge at the flock. The shepherd boy dashed for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is difficult to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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