The Story of the Shepherd Boy

The Story of the Shepherd Boy

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a boy named Shepherd. His life was mostly pure, simple yet virtuous. His main role was essentially to tend to his herd of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the murmuring of the wind among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his constant co-dwellers. Day in day, looking out for his charges inculcated in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

But, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a mischievous scheme.

Stories of wolves here prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the village. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One day he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick persisted for a couple of more days. However, one day, a real wolf did attack the grazing sheep. 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 managed to protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the town only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the risks of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once broken, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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