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 life was essentially pure, and unsophisticated. His primary duty was mainly to care for his herd of sheep.

Their gentle baas and the murmuring of the wind among the single tree on the mountaintop were his constant companions. Day after day, looking out for his wards imbued in him a notion of calm satisfaction.

But, there were the occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for company. During one such occasion from sheer boredom, the shepherd boy devised a mischievous scheme.

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

One day he dashed into the village yelling “Wolf! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” The frightened villagers sprinted up the hills for rescue but found nothing threatening.

The boy chuckled at the dilemma on their faces. This trick continued for a few more days. However, one morning, a real wolf did attack the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy dashed for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one showed up.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but could rescue only few of his sheep. Devastated, he returned to the village only to be met with a reprimand on honesty and the results of dishonesty.

The story of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable for teaching the significance of honesty, the consequences of lying and the risks of crying wolf. Moreover, it stresses how trust once lost, is difficult to earn more info back. It's a story as pertinent today as it was then.

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