The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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Deep within the enchanting rolling fields, lived a shepherd boy. His being was mostly untarnished, and unsophisticated. His main role was mainly to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the gales among the solo tree on the hilltop were his constant companions. here Day upon day, watching over his wards imbued in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. During one such occasion out of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a naughty plan.

Tales of wolves hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One morning he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills to help but discovered no beast.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick persisted for a few more days. Yet, one morning, a real wolf actually attack the herd. The shepherd boy raced for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as pertinent today as it was anciently.

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