Deep within the mesmerizing rolling meadows, dwelt a young shepherd. His existence was essentially pure, simple, and honest. His main role was mainly to tend to his herd of sheep.
Their gentle baas and the whispering of the breezes across the single tree on the peak were his main companions. Day in day, watching over his charges inculcated in him a sense of quiet fulfillment.
But, there were at times moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would pine for company. On one such day out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plot.
Tales of wild beasts prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to leveraged this fear and played a trick on the villagers.
One day he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills to help but found nothing threatening.
The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This trick continued for a few more days. However, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.
Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could protect only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of false alarms.
His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty website and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is hard to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.