Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the mesmerizing rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was to look after his herd of ewes.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the breezes across the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main associates. Day upon day, looking out for his charges inculcated in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

Yet, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. On one such day out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plan.

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

One afternoon he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers sprinted up the hills to help but discovered no beast.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This trick persisted for a few days more. Yet, one noon, a real wolf actually charge at the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the results of crying wolf.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once violated, is tough to regain. It's a story as here pertinent today as it was in the past.

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