The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the captivating rolling fields, dwelt a shepherd boy. His being was mostly pure, simple, and honest. His primary duty was essentially to tend to his flock of rams.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the wind among the single tree on the hilltop were his constant associates. Day in day, looking out for his wards inculcated in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. In one such instance because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a mischievous plot.

Stories of wolves prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the inhabitants.

One day he check here ran into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. However, one morning, a real wolf actually attack the herd. The shepherd boy dashed for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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