The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the captivating rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His life was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was to care for his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the gales among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main associates. Day in day, watching over his charges inculcated in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were at times moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for company. In one such instance out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plot.

Tales of wild beasts preying on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to help but found no wolf.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank continued for a few more days. But, one morning, a real wolf did attack the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been here handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once violated, is tough to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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