Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the captivating rolling hills, lived a shepherd boy. His being was unadulterated, simple, and honest. His primary duty was mainly to care for his flock of sheep.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the breezes through the lone tree on the mountaintop were his only companions. Day after day, watching over his charges imbued in him a notion of quiet fulfillment.

Yet, there were occasional moments read more of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. On one such day because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wild beasts prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.

One day he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills for rescue but found no wolf.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank continued for a couple of more days. However, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is tough to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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