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 being was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His main role was essentially to tend to his herd of sheep.

Their soft bleating and the whispering of the wind through the single tree on the mountaintop were his only co-dwellers. Day in day, guarding his charges instilled in him a feeling check here of quiet fulfillment.

However, there were the occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. During one such occasion out of sheer boredom, the shepherd boy orchestrated a naughty plot.

Tales of wolves prowling on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to used this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he ran into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf attacking my sheep!” The scared villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but discovered no beast.

The boy chuckled at the confusion 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 ran for aid shouting “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 went back to the village only to receive a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it highlights how trust once lost, is tough to regain. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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