Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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At the center of the enchanting rolling fields, lived a young shepherd. His life was unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was mainly to tend to his flock of rams.

Their low murmuring and the murmuring of the gales through the lone tree on the mountaintop were his main co-dwellers. Day in day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a feeling of tranquil contentment.

Yet, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would pine for fellowship. During one such occasion out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a troublesome plot.

Stories of wild beasts preying on sheep had been around for a while in the town. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he dashed into the village shouting “Wolf! A wolf is that has taken my sheep!” The scared villagers rushed up the hills to offer assistance but found nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the dilemma on their faces. This game laughed for a few days more. But, one day, a real wolf actually The shepherd boy story come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the consequences of crying wolf.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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