Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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In the heart of the mesmerizing rolling hills, lived a young shepherd. His life was unadulterated, simple yet virtuous. His only responsibility was essentially to care for his herd of ewes.

Their soft bleating and the murmuring of the wind through the lone tree on the peak were his main associates. Day in day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a sense of tranquil contentment.

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

Stories of wolves hunting on sheep had been heard times and again in the hamlet. So, the boy opted to used this fear and played a joke on the inhabitants.

One day he raced into the village yelling “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers ran up the hills to offer assistance but get more info saw nothing threatening.

The boy laughed at the confusion on their faces. This prank continued for a couple of more days. Yet, one day, a real wolf did come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy battled against the wolf but could protect only few of his sheep. Heartbroken, he returned to the village only to be met with a scolding on honesty and the results of false alarms.

The story of this shepherd boy has been transmitted generations as a mediaeval parable for 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 earn back. It's a story as relevant today as it was then.

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