Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling meadows, resided a young shepherd. His life was mostly unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was essentially to care for his flock of rams.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the breezes among the solo tree on the hilltop were his constant associates. Day upon day, watching over his charges imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

But, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. On one such day from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plot.

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

One morning he ran into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is preying on my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a couple of more days. However, one morning, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

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

The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to here teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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