Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the mesmerizing rolling fields, resided a young shepherd. His life was pure, and unsophisticated. His main role was essentially to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the gales through the lone tree on the hilltop were his only associates. Day after day, watching over his charges imbued in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would yearn for company. In one such instance out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plan.

Narratives of wild beasts hunting on sheep had long been circulating in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a prank on get more info the villagers.

One day he dashed into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills to help but saw nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank laughed for a couple of more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of dishonesty.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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