Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a shepherd boy. His life was mostly unadulterated, simple yet virtuous. His main role website was essentially to tend to his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the gales among the single tree on the mountaintop were his only associates. Day after day, guarding his wards inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for companionship. During one such occasion from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a naughty scheme.

Narratives of predators prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the town. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One day he dashed into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but discovered no beast.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This prank persisted for a few more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid 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 sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was anciently.

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