Narrative of the Young Shepherd

Narrative of the Young Shepherd

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Deep within the captivating rolling meadows, lived a boy named Shepherd. His being was mostly pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was essentially to care for his flock of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the whispering of the breezes through the single tree on the hilltop were his main companions. Day in day, guarding his charges inculcated in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

However, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would yearn for fellowship. In one such instance because of sheer monotony, the shepherd boy conceived a naughty plot.

Stories of predators preying on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a trick on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he ran into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This prank laughed for a few more days. Yet, one noon, a real wolf did come to prey the flock. The shepherd boy raced for aid screaming “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the more info boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to receive a lesson on honesty and the repercussions of dishonesty.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the significance of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once broken, is tough to regain. It's a story as appropriate today as it was then.

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