The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the captivating rolling fields, lived a young shepherd. His life was essentially untarnished, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to care for his herd of rams.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the gales across the lone tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day upon day, looking out for his charges instilled in him a sense of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. In one such instance from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome scheme.

Stories of predators hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One morning he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills for rescue but saw no beast.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This game laughed for a few days more. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could protect only few of his check here flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once broken, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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