The Story of the Shepherd Boy
The Story of the Shepherd Boy
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Deep within the enchanting rolling fields, lived a shepherd boy. His being was mostly pure, simple, website and honest. His primary duty was essentially to look after his herd of rams.
Their gentle baas and the whispering of the gales across the solo tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day upon day, guarding his responsibilities imbued in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.
Yet, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plot.
Stories of wild beasts prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the townsfolk.
One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but found no wolf.
The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This game persisted for a couple of more days. But, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.
Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.
The story of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is difficult to regain. It's a story as relevant today as it was in the past.
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