Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the mesmerizing rolling fields, lived a young shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His main role was to look after his flock of rams.

Their soft bleating and the rustling of the wind through the solo tree on the mountaintop were his only associates. Day after day, watching over his charges instilled in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. During one such occasion out of sheer tedium, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous plot.

Stories of wild beasts prowling on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy chose to exploit this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One morning he raced into the village shouting “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but discovered no wolf.

The boy chuckled at the confusion on their faces. This trick laughed for a few more days. Yet, one morning, a real wolf actually come to prey the herd. The shepherd boy ran for aid website screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy fought against the wolf but could protect only few of his flock. Devastated, he went back to the town only to be met with a lesson on honesty and the consequences of false alarms.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been passed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the consequences of lying and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once violated, is difficult to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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