The Tale of the Shepherd Boy
The Tale of the Shepherd Boy
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At the center of the enchanting rolling meadows, resided a young shepherd. His life was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to tend to his flock of rams.
Their gentle baas and the whispering of the wind among the solo tree on the mountaintop were his constant companions. Day after day, watching over his responsibilities imbued in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.
Yet, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. During one such occasion because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a mischievous scheme.
Tales of predators hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played here a joke on the inhabitants.
One day he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills to help but found nothing threatening.
The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a few days more. But, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy dashed for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.
Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.
His tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is tough to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.
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