The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a boy named Shepherd. His life was untarnished, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was mainly to care for his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the breezes through the solo tree on the hilltop were his only associates. Day in day, looking out for his charges instilled in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plan.

Tales of wolves hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a trick on the villagers.

One afternoon he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The read more frightened villagers rushed up the hills to offer assistance but found no wolf.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This game laughed for a few days more. Yet, one day, a real wolf did come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

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

The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is hard to regain. It's a story as relevant today as it was in the past.

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