The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling hills, resided a shepherd boy. His existence was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the wind among the solo tree on the peak were his only associates. Day in day, guarding his wards inculcated in him a sense of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for company. In one such instance out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome scheme.

Stories of wolves preying on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One day he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills to offer assistance but discovered no wolf.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This prank continued for a couple of more days. But, one noon, a real wolf actually attack the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the village only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been here transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once broken, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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