The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the captivating rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was mostly pure, simple, and honest. His primary duty was essentially to look after his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the gales through the lone tree on the peak were his main companions. Day after day, watching over his wards instilled in him a notion of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were at times moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plan.

Narratives of wild beasts preying on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy decided to exploit this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills for rescue but saw no wolf.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This trick continued for a few days more. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually charge at the grazing sheep. 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 protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the risks of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is hard to regain. It's a story check here as appropriate today as it was then.

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