The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the enchanting rolling fields, resided a boy named Shepherd. His existence was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was mainly to tend to his flock of rams.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the wind through the lone tree on the mountaintop were click here his main co-dwellers. Day upon day, looking out for his wards instilled in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. During one such occasion from sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plot.

Tales of wolves hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but saw no wolf.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick laughed for a couple of more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Devastated, he returned to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of crying wolf.

The tale 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 risks of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was anciently.

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