Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the captivating rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His life was mostly unadulterated, simple, and honest. His primary duty was essentially to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the whispering of the gales across the single tree on the hilltop were his only co-dwellers. Day in day, watching over his wards imbued in him a sense of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would yearn for companionship. In one such instance out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Stories of predators prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the town. So, the boy decided to exploit this fear and played a prank on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to offer assistance but saw no wolf.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This game continued for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf did attack the flock. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the village only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

The story 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 crying wolf. Moreover, check here it highlights how trust once broken, is tough to earn back. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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