Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the enchanting rolling hills, dwelt a young shepherd. His being was essentially untarnished, simple, and honest. His main role was to tend to his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the murmuring of the wind click here through the solo tree on the hilltop were his constant companions. Day in day, watching over his wards inculcated in him a notion of quiet fulfillment.

But, there were occasional moments of loneliness, when the shepherd boy would long for companionship. On one such day from sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome plot.

Stories of predators prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy chose to leveraged this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One day he ran into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but discovered no beast.

The boy chuckled at the puzzle on their faces. This trick continued for a couple of more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf did come to prey 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 protect only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the consequences of false alarms.

His tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it highlights how trust once lost, is tough to earn back. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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