Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the enchanting rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His life was untarnished, simple yet virtuous. His only responsibility was essentially to look after his flock of ewes.

Their gentle baas and the rustling of the wind among the single tree on the peak were his main co-dwellers. Day upon day, guarding his charges inculcated in him a feeling of quiet fulfillment.

Yet, there were occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for fellowship. During one such occasion from sheer tedium, the shepherd boy orchestrated a mischievous plot.

Stories of wild beasts hunting on sheep had been around for a while in the hamlet. So, the boy decided to leveraged this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One day he dashed into the village screaming website “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills to offer assistance but discovered no beast.

The boy laughed at the dilemma on their faces. This game persisted for a few more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf did charge at the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he went back to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

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

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