The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the captivating rolling hills, dwelt a young shepherd. His being was mostly untarnished, simple, and honest. His primary duty was mainly to look after his herd of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the gales among the solo tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, looking out for his charges inculcated in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

However, there were at times moments of solitude, when the here shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. In one such instance from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wild beasts hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills to help but found no wolf.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a couple of more days. However, one noon, a real wolf actually come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy dashed for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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