The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the enchanting rolling meadows, resided a shepherd boy. His life was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to look after his flock of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the wind across the single tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day in day, looking out for his wards inculcated in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

However, there were at times moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. On one such day because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous plot.

Tales of predators preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

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

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank laughed for a few days more. However, one morning, a real wolf actually attack the flock. The shepherd The shepherd boy story boy dashed for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the results of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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