At the center of the captivating rolling meadows, lived a young shepherd. His being was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to care for his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the gales across the solo tree on the mountaintop were his constant associates. Day in day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer monotony, the website shepherd boy devised a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wild beasts prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.

One afternoon he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers ran up the hills to help but found no beast.

The boy laughed at the puzzle on their faces. This trick persisted for a few more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to receive a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once lost, is hard to earn back. It's a story as relevant today as it was in the past.