The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling meadows, resided a shepherd boy. His being was essentially pure, simple yet virtuous. His only responsibility was essentially to look after his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the wind among the single tree on the hilltop were his main companions. Day upon day, guarding his charges instilled in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for company. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a mischievous scheme.

Stories of predators hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills to help but discovered nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This trick persisted for a few days more. However, one morning, a real wolf did attack the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. website Devastated, he went back to the village only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

The tale 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 dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is hard to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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