Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling meadows, lived a shepherd boy. His existence was unadulterated, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was essentially to look after his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the breezes among the solo tree on the mountaintop were his constant co-dwellers. Day upon day, watching over his wards inculcated in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

But, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. On one such day because of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plan.

Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a trick on the villagers.

One day he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This game laughed for a couple of more days. Yet, one morning, a real wolf did attack the grazing sheep. 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 protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has more info been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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