The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the captivating rolling fields, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His life was essentially untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His primary duty was mainly to tend to his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the breezes among the lone tree on the hilltop were his constant co-dwellers. Day after day, guarding his wards inculcated in him a notion of tranquil contentment.

But, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. On one such day because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Stories of wild beasts prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but found no beast.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This game persisted for a few more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf did come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting here “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to receive a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of dishonesty.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is hard to regain. It's a story as pertinent today as it was anciently.

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