Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His existence was mostly unadulterated, simple, and honest. His only responsibility was mainly to care for his flock of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the breezes among the lone tree on the mountaintop were his only associates. Day after day, watching over his wards inculcated in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

But, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for company. On one such day out of more info sheer boredom, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty scheme.

Narratives of predators prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a joke on the villagers.

One morning he dashed into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but found nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a couple of more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf actually come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to 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 transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the importance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as pertinent today as it was then.

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