Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the gales across the lone tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day upon day, watching over his wards inculcated in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. During one such occasion out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty scheme.

Narratives of predators hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One afternoon he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to help but saw no beast.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This game laughed for a couple of more days. But, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he went back to more info the town only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is tough to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was in the past.

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