At the center of the enchanting rolling meadows, dwelt a boy named Shepherd. His being was unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was to look after his flock of ewes.
Their gentle baas and the rustling of the breezes among the single tree on the mountaintop were his main companions. Day upon day, watching over his charges imbued in him a sense of tranquil contentment.
But, there were at The shepherd boy story times moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. On one such day out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plan.
Tales of wolves hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.
One morning he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills for rescue but discovered no beast.
The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy dashed for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.
Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the town only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.
The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once violated, is difficult to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.