The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the captivating rolling meadows, resided a shepherd boy. His existence was essentially pure, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was essentially to care for his herd of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the wind across the solo tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day after day, guarding his wards imbued in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for company. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wild beasts preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick laughed for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually read more charge at the flock. The shepherd boy dashed for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is hard to regain. It's a story as relevant today as it was anciently.

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