Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the mesmerizing rolling hills, resided a boy named more info Shepherd. His life was pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was to look after his flock of rams.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of the breezes through the solo tree on the hilltop were his main co-dwellers. Day after day, watching over his charges instilled in him a feeling of calm satisfaction.

However, there were the occasional moments of isolation, when the shepherd boy would long for company. In one such instance from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a troublesome plot.

Narratives of wolves preying on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy chose to used this fear and played a prank on the villagers.

One afternoon he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf preying on my sheep!” The scared villagers ran up the hills to offer assistance but found no wolf.

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank continued for a few days more. However, one noon, a real wolf did come to prey the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy ran for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one came.

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

His tale of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the dangers of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once violated, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as pertinent today as it was anciently.

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