The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the captivating rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His primary duty was mainly to look after his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the gales across the single tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day in day, looking out for his wards instilled in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

However, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plot.

Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a joke website on the inhabitants.

One day he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to help but found no beast.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank continued for a few days more. Yet, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to receive a lesson 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 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 pertinent today as it was in the past.

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