Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the captivating rolling fields, lived a boy named Shepherd. His existence was mostly unadulterated, simple, and honest. His primary duty was mainly to care for his herd of rams.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the wind through the single tree on the peak were his main companions. Day in day, guarding his wards instilled in him a notion of tranquil contentment.

But, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would pine for company. On one such day more info out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plot.

Tales of wild beasts preying on sheep had been heard times and again in the village. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a prank on the inhabitants.

One morning he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The terrified villagers rushed up the hills to help but discovered no wolf.

The boy giggled at the confusion on their faces. This game laughed for a few days more. Yet, one morning, a real wolf did charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the town only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of false alarms. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once broken, is hard to earn back. It's a story as relevant today as it was anciently.

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