The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling The shepherd boy story fields, dwelt a shepherd boy. His life was essentially untarnished, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was essentially to tend to his flock of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the murmuring of the breezes across the solo tree on the hilltop were his main co-dwellers. Day in day, guarding his wards inculcated in him a sense of quiet fulfillment.

Yet, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. On one such day from sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome scheme.

Tales of wolves preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This game continued for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually attack the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for help, screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the consequences of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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