At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His being was mostly unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was essentially to look after his flock of ewes.
Their low murmuring and the rustling of the gales among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main companions. Day in day, guarding his charges imbued in him a sense of tranquil contentment.
However, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. On one such day out of sheer tedium, website the shepherd boy devised a naughty plan.
Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.
One morning he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to help but found no beast.
The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This prank continued for a few more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually charge at the flock. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.
Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.
The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.