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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Aesop’s fable
Faustulus
In Roman mythology, Faustulus was the shepherd who found the infant Romulus (the future founder of the city of Rome) and his twin brother Remus along the banks of the Tiber River as they were being suckled by the she-wolf, Lupa. According to legend, Faustulus carried the babies back to his sheepfold for his wife Acca Larentia to nurse them. Faustulus and Acca Larentia then raised the boys as their own. Romulus later defeated and killed King Amulius of Alba Longa, with the help of Faustulus, and his brother Pleistinus. Romulus and Remus set out to build their own city, but then had a falling-ou
Maid Marian
love interest of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood in English folklore
Miorița
thumb|Obverse and reverse|Reverse of a commemorative 50 [[Moldovan lei coin dedicated to Miorița|alt=A coin face featuring a shepherd sitting on the ground playing a flute. A sheep looks up to a round astral object in the sky. A curved line on the background suggests a mountain range. The word MIORIȚA in an archaic print type follows the curve of the coin edge.]] "Miorița" (ad. mioriță, lit. 'The Little Ewe Lamb'), also transliterated as "Mioritza", is an old Romanian pastoral ballad considered to be one of the most important pieces of Romanian folklore. It has numerous versions with quite dif
The Lonely Shepherd
song
Bo Peep
fictional character from Toy Story
Ennis del Mar
characters from "Brokeback Mountain"
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
poem
Jack Twist
Character from Brokeback Mountain