The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling meadows, resided a shepherd boy. His being was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was essentially to care for his flock of rams.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the breezes among the solo tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day after day, guarding his charges inculcated in him a notion of tranquil contentment.

However, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. On one such day because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty scheme.

Narratives get more info of wolves hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One day he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills to help but found no wolf.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This trick laughed for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually charge at the herd. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to receive a lesson on honesty and the results of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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